| Deposit ID | 10231486 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7290000097 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Umm Bogma |
| Alternate or previous names | Abu Qafas, Wadi Nassib, Wadi El Noaman, Wadi Shallal, Wadi El Husseni, El Adidiya |
| Geographic coordinates: | 33.35142, 28.99952 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | 33.35142, 28.99952 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7290000097 |
REPORT ON THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN MINISTRY
OF FINANCE. CAIRO, 1922, 50 PP.
R. SAID. THE GEOLOGY OF EGYPT. A.A. BALKEMA (ROTTERDAM).
1990, PP. 511-566.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (MRDS)
1996.
MINERAL MAP OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND MINING
AUTHORITY. 1979, 44 PP.
F. HABASHI AND F.A. BASSYOUNI. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARAB
COUNTRIES. CHEMECON PUB. (QUEBEC). 1982, PP. 18-27.
B.A. KOMHAUSER. TRIP REPORT-FIELD EVALUATION OF THE MINERAL
INDUSTRIES OF EGYPT & ISRAEL. SEPT. 2-22, 1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DISCOVERED 1898. PRODUCED 1911-1967. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES IN AREA. MN OCCURS BETWEEN LS AND SS @ 35% MN. TOTAL PRODUCTION WAS 5.5MMT, RESERVES 4MMT. PLANS CALL FOR REHABILITATION AND PRODUCTION BY 1990. PRODUCED AT A RATE OF 300KT/YR. ORE LENSES AVERAGE 2M IN THICKNESS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-APR-1997 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.