| Deposit ID | 10207398 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0427 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 7290000009 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Abu Tartur |
| Related records | 10024692 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 30.03472, 25.43279 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 550 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 30.03472, 25.43279 |
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| Thickness | 9M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 150M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 10862HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| Mining method | Caving Methods - Longwall Caving |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arab Republic Of Egypt |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Egypt |
| Year | 1985 |
| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Deposit Contains 25.6% P2o5 2360000 Mt Ore/Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 325000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 325000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 650000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 383000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1033000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 1000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 1000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7290000009 |
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF EGYPT, ANNALS, VOL VII, 1977
MINERALS YEARBOOK, USBM, 1981, P. 318.
MINING JOURNAL, JUNE 9, 1989, P. 446.
ANONYMOUS, EGYPT, MINERAL PRODUCTION, MINING ANNUAL REVIEW -
1980, P 543
ANONYMOUS, INVESTIGATION OF EGYPT'S ABU TARTUR PHOSPHATE
DEPOSIT: PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM, NO 109, SEPTEMBER/
OCTOBER, 1980, P 32-39
ANONYMOUS, MAJOR DEPOSITS OF PHOSPHATE FOUND BY OCCIDENTAL,
E&MJ, JULY, 1980, P 159
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS,
4TH EDITION, 1980
DE VOTO, R H AND STEVENS, D N, URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATE
RESOURCES, UNITED STATES AND THE FREE WORLD, U S, U S
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CONTRACT, GRAND JUNCTION, GJBX-110
(79), 1979, P 375-378
INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT CENTER (IFDC), EVALUA-
TION OF ABU TARTUR PHOSPHATE MATERIALS FOR MANUFACTURE OF
SELECTED PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS, FOR EGYPTIAN GENERAL
EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION FOR INDUSTRIAL AND MINING COMPLEXES
(IMC) CAIRO, MAY, 1980 - (NOT TO BE RELEASED WITHOUT SPONSOR
APPROVAL)
SAID, R, EDITOR, THE GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF
ABU TARTUR PHOSPHORITE DEPOSIT, WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT:
EGYPT, GEOL SURV ANN (EGY) VOL 7, 1977, P 130
USSR, STATE INSTITUTE OF MINING CHEMISTRY, GORCHIMPROJECT,
FEASIBILITY REPORT ON DEVELOPING THE PHOSPHORITE DEPOSIT
OF ABU TARTUR IN THE A R E, MOSCOW, 1974
USSR, STATE DESIGN INSTITUTE FOR MINING CHEMISTRY INDUSTRY,
SUPPLEMENT TO THE FEASIBILITY REPORT ON EXPLOITATION OF
ABU TARTUR PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT IN A R E, MOSCOW, 1975
U S BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK, WORLD REVIEW 1978-79
ZAGHLOUL, Z M, AND MABROUK, B, ON URANIUM IN DAKHLA AND
MAHAMID PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS: JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY, U A R,
VOL 8, NO 2, 1964, P 79-87
HERMINA, M H AND WASSEF A, GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION OF THE
LARGE PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT IN ABU TARTUR PLATEAU, THE
LIBYAN (WESTERN) DESERT, EGYPT, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF
EGYPT ANNALS, VOL V, 1975, P 87-98.
HERMINA, M H AND WASSEF A, EGYPTS ABU TARTUR PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS, MINING MAGAZINE, JULY 1976, P 31-36.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NOV 1976, P 26.
UAR MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, STUDIES OF SOME
MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EGYPT, CONTRACT 1247, 1970, P 94-99
EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION FOR THE IRON AND STEEL COMPLEX
A.R.E., EXTRACTS OF FEASIBILITY REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT
OF ABU TARTUR IN THE A.R.E., AUG 1975, 34 P.
INTERNATIONAL MINING, AUG. 1984, P. 21.
PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 162, JULY/AUG 1989, P14.
MINING MAGAZINE, MAY 1990, P. 363.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT AREA = 10,862 HECTARES. MAXIMUM DEPTH TO MINERALIZED ZONE IS 286 METERS. MAXIMUM ORE ZONE THICKNESS 57 METERS. MINIMUM ORE ZONE THICKNESS 17 METERS. DIPS 0.5 TO 1 DEGREE- SUBHORIZONTAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-SEP-1996 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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