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Akashat Mine

Producer in Iraq with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231312
MAS/MILS ID 5050000002
Record type Site
Current site name Akashat Mine
Alternate or previous names Akashat

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 39.91808, 33.66556 (WGS84)
Elevation 350
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iraq(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Iraq

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 39.91808, 33.66556
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 8M
    Depth to top 10.5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 10.5
    Date of Last Modification 830504
  • Strike N90E
    Dip 01N
    Thickness 10.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N90E:01N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830504

Comments on the geologic information

  • AREA COVERED BY DEPOSIT 3400 HECTARES OVERBURDEN COMPOSED OF LIMESTONE, CLAY, AND RECENT DEPOSITS RANGING IN THICKNESS FROM A FEW CENTIMETERS UP TO 21 METERS THICK.
  • FRANCOLITE PREDOMINANT ORE MINERAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1955
Mining method Strip-Level
Year of first production 1981
Milling method Thermal Decomposition

Mining district

District name Rutba Uplift

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner State Organizaton For Minerals (Som)
    Interest 100
    Home office Iraq

Production statistics

  • Year 1982
    Description 360000 Mt Of Ore Mined Annually
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 360000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description 1200000 Mt Of Ore Mined Annually
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 1200000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description 1000000 Mt Of Ore Mined Annually
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 1000000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Measured 450000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 450000000mt ore
    Total resources 450000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 21.04 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RES: 450MMT @ 21% P2O5 (1981).

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 3400HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Percent Waste Rock 50
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 10.5
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 10303
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1985

Comments on other economic factors

  • ORE TRANSPORTED 3KM TO CRUSHER, THEN SHIPPED BY RAIL 150KM TO AL QAIM PLANT. 64% OF MATERIAL EXPORTED IN 1989.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL RESEARCH SERVICE. OCT. 6, 1994, REPORT

  • Deposit

    COMPILED FOR LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB.

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL PUBLICATION SERVICES. IRON, 1988.

  • Deposit

    EUROPA PUBLICATIONS LTD. THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

  • Deposit

    1994. 40TH ED. PP. 411-421.

  • Deposit

    U.S. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. IRAQ, A COUNTRY STUDY. 1987,

  • Deposit

    PP. 148-152.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING. 1981-82 WORLD MINING DIRECTORY. P. 119.

  • Deposit

    USGS MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (MRDS). 1994.

  • Deposit

    ARAB FEDERATION OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZER PRODUCERS, QUARTERLY

  • Deposit

    JOURNAL, ISSUE #1, THIRD YEAR, MARCH 1981.

  • Deposit

    BASSAM, A.L., MINERALOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND GENESIS OF THE

  • Deposit

    AKASHAT PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT, J. GEOL. SOC., IRAQ, VIX,

  • Deposit

    PP. 1-33, 1976.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS,

  • Deposit

    FOURTH EDITION, 1980.

  • Deposit

    METHODS AND MACHINES, MINING JOURNAL, JUNE 3,1977

  • Deposit

    WINFEN, S.P., (BOM), TRIP REPORT TO PAKISTAN, MAY 1978

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1985, P.469.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING, AUGUST, 1986, P. 95

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING, AUGUST 1987, P.104.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1988, P. 432.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, MAY 6, 1988, P. 373.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MAY 1989, P. 71.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 161, MAY/JUNE, 1989, P.9.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE PRODUCES 3.5M TPY CRUDE ORE AND 1.2M TPY BENEFICIATED PHOSPHATE ROCK. ORE DEPTH 10.5M. OVERBURDEN IS LIMESTONE. MINE OPENED IN 1981 ORE MINED FROM 2 BEDS, EACH 10M THICK. TOP BED MINED FIRST, THEN LOWER BED MINED. BOTH OVERBURDEN AND ORE REQUIRE BLASTING. PITS ON 25M BENCHES, OB REMOVED BY DRAGLINE, ORE BY SHOVEL OR FRONT END LOADERS. STRIPPING RATIO 1:1 FOR EACH BED. INVESTMENT ROUNDED TO NEAREST THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR CONCENTRATOR, SURFACE AND PRODUCTION DATA. P2O5 CONTENT OF THE ORE AT AKASHAT RANGES FROM A FEW PERCENT UP TO 33% P2O5, AVERAGING 21.05%.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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