| Deposit ID | 10208015 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7290000075 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ballah |
| Alternate or previous names | El Ballah |
| Geographic coordinates: | 32.33506, 30.71582 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| (1) | 32.33506, 30.71582 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7290000075 |
POTENTIAL MINERAL RESOURCES OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY AND MINING AUTHORITY.1984, 144 PP.
R. SAID. THE GEOLOGY OF EGYPT. A.A. BALKEMA (ROTTERDAM).
1990, PP. 511-566.
BRITISH SULPHUR, LTD. WORLD SURVEY OF SULPHUR RESOURCES.
3RD. ED., 1985, PP. 156-57.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (MRDS)
1996.
MINERAL MAP OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND MINING
AUTHORITY. 1979, 44PP.
F. HABASHI AND F.A. BASSYOUNI. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARAB
COUNTRIES. CHEMECON PUB. (QUEBEC). 1982, PP. 18-27.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IN LAKE BASIN. RES: 11MMT. FRIABLE BEDS ABOUT 80CM THICK OVERLAIN BY SALT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 26-MAR-1997 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.