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Hor Hahar

Plant in Israel with commodities Aluminum, Calcium, Chlorine, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Sodium, Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207164
MAS/MILS ID 5080000006
Record type Site
Current site name Hor Hahar
Alternate or previous names Zin Mine Complex, Nahal Zin

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 35.10143, 31.84902 (WGS84)
Elevation 150
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Israel(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Israel

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Calcium Tertiary
Chlorine Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Magnesite Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Silica Tertiary
Sodium Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Chert Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 35.10143, 31.84902
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 8.5M
    Area 2516HA
    Depth to top 1.5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 STRATABOUND
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin EVAPORATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1.5
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2516
    Date of Last Modification 940718

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRIMARY ORE MINERAL IS FRANCOLITE; PROCELLANOITE HAS RECOVERY POTENTIAL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1930
Mining method Strip-Level
Year of first production 1978
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Zin Desert

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Negev Phosphates Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Israel
    Year 1994
    First year 1994
    Last year 1994

Comments on the ownership information

  • NEGEV PHOSPHATES LTD IS PART OF ISRAEL CHEMICAL LTD., WHICH IS A GOVERNMENT COPMANY

Production statistics

  • Year 1978
    Description Initial Production 1875000 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1979
    Description 3500000 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1987
    Description Proposed Ore Production Increase 4000000 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1994
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Current Production Estimate 4000000 Mr Ore/Yr

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Inferred 130000000mt ore
    Total resources 130000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 26.8 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C1=M9C1:(1985 PROPERTY EVALUATION). M1C3=M9C3:(1994 SAMPLE SET PROPERTY EVALUATION).
  • ADIT UPDATE AS OF JULY 1994, FOR SAMPLE SET PROJECT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 2516HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Percent Waste Rock 78.5
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 1.5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 90
    Capacity 14000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 284
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1994

Comments on other economic factors

  • UPDATED INFORMATION FOR SAMPLE SET. MINING IS DONE BE ELECTRIC AND TRUCK AT ABOUT 14000 MT ORE PER DAY.
  • CAPACITY WAS INCREASED IN1987 TO 4000000 MT ORE PER YR EQUAL TO 2.5 MT ROCK PER YR. ALSO BENEFICAION METHOD CHANGED TO FLOATION. RECOVERY IS ABOUT 80%
  • PHOSPHATE ROCK CONCENTRATE RAILED TO THE PORT OF ASHDOD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, ISRAEL, MINERALS YEARBOOK, WORLD REVIEW 1978-79.

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, NEGEV PHOSPHATES COME OF AGE: PHOSPHORUS &

  • Deposit

    POTASSIUM, NO. 107, MAY/JUNE, 1980, P. 27-32

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, PHOSPHATES; E. & M.J., JANUARY, 1979.

  • Deposit

    DEVOTO, R, H, AND STEVENS, D. N., URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF THE FREE WORLD, U.S. DEPT. ENERGY CONTRACT,

  • Deposit

    GRAND JUNCTION, GJBX 110 (79), 1979, P. 386-390.

  • Deposit

    FERTECON (MIKE MEW), ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE ISRALI

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHATE ROCK INDUSTRY, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 1981

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCES EVALUATION PROGRAM (IUREP),

  • Deposit

    NO. 139, ISRAEL, AIEA, VIENNA, 1980.

  • Deposit

    KETZINEL, Z., URANIUM SOURCES, PRODUCTION AND DEMAND IN

  • Deposit

    ISRAEL: IN, URANIUM AND THORIUM RESOURCES, VOL. 8, U.N.

  • Deposit

    INT'L CONF. PEACEFUL USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY, GENEVA,

  • Deposit

    1972, PP. 113-119.

  • Deposit

    NATHAN, Y. AND SHILONI, Y., EXPLORATION FOR URANIUM IN

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHORITES. A NEW STUDY ON URANIUM IN ISRAEL PHOSPHO-

  • Deposit

    RITES. IN: EXPLORATION FOR URANIUM ORE DEPOSITS: IAEA,

  • Deposit

    VIENNA, PP. 645-655, 1976.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JANUARY 1982, P. 50.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JULY 1982, P. 55.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, AUGUST 1982, P.66 .

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 130, MARCH/APRIL 1984, PP 18-23

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 131, MAY/JUNE 1984, PP 20-24

  • Deposit

    E&MJ, NOVEMBER 1984, P 17.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 147, JANUARY/FEB. 1984 P 37.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 148, MARCH/APRIL 1984, P 13.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JANUARY 1986, P61.

  • Deposit

    E&MJ, AUGUST 1987, PP13-14.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 152, NOV/DEC. 1987, P 14

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1987, P. 454.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1988, P. 427.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRIKE AND DIP ARE VARIABLE, MOSTLY SUBHORIZONTAL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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