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Quseir

Producer in Egypt 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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231752
MAS/MILS ID 7290000004
Record type Site
Current site name Quseir
Alternate or previous names Abu Shigeili, Hamadat, Tundub, Gihania, Gebel Duwi, Nasser, Atshan, Zug El Bahar

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 34.33467, 26.1661 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Collophane Unknown
Flint Unknown
Gypsum Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 34.33467, 26.1661
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 12.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 830510

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE BODY WAS ORIGINALLY SINGLE BODY, SUBSEQUENTLY BROKEN UP BY GRANITIC INTRUSIONS. ORE BODY TRENDS NW. DIP IS 10 TO 20 DEGREES. NO DIRECTION GIVEN. STRUCTURE IS SYNCLINAL OR MONOCLINAL. THREE GROUPS OF PHOSPHATE BEDS: GEBEL DUWI, NAKHEIL, HAMADAT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1900
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Milling method Washing

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Red Sea Phosphate Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Egypt
    Year 1985

Comments on the ownership information

  • 100% GOVERNMENT OWNED AND OPERATED

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description Mining 25% P2o5 130000 Metric Tons Ore/Day
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 130000mt 25wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • MILL RECOVERY IS 70%. MILL OPERATING DAYS PER YEAR NOT GIVEN. IF INPUT CAPACITY IS 130000 MT/YR, OUTPUT IS 91000 MT COMMOD/YR.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 80% MINE RECOVERY

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Recovery 80
    Capacity 606
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP., WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS,

  • Deposit

    4TH EDITION, 1980.

  • Deposit

    EARTH SCIENCES, INC.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1981.

  • Deposit

    REPORT ON THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN MINISTRY

  • Deposit

    OF FINANCE. CAIRO, 1922, 50 PP.

  • Deposit

    POTENTIAL MINERAL RESOURCES OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN GEOLOGICAL

  • Deposit

    SURVEY AND MINING AUTHORITY. 1984, 144PP.

  • Deposit

    R. SAID. THE GEOLOGY OF EGYPT. A.A. BALKEMA (ROTTERDAM).

  • Deposit

    1990, PP. 511-566.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR, LTD. WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS.

  • Deposit

    5TH ED., 1987, PP. 161-162.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (MRDS)

  • Deposit

    1996.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. MINERALS AVAILABILITY DATA BASE, JUNE

  • Deposit

    1995.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL MAP OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND MINING

  • Deposit

    AUTHORITY. 1979, 44 PP.

  • Deposit

    A.M.A. WALI. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF EGYPT. PAPER 90-77

  • Deposit

    PRESENTED AT SME ANNUAL MEETING, SALT LAKE CITY, 1990.

  • Deposit

    F. HABASHI AND F.A. BASSYOUNI. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARAB

  • Deposit

    COUNTRIES. CHEMECON PUB. (QUEBEC). 1982, PP. 18-27.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 65% P2O5 PHOSPHATE SEPARATED BY LIMESTONE. MINING BEGAN IN 1910 FOR EXPORT TO THE FAR EAST. ORE REQUIRES CALCINATION TO OBTAIN MARKETABILITY. LARGEST MINE OPERATING IN 1990 HAMRAWEIN (592KT). OPERATION CONSISTS OF SEVEN MINES. ALL MINES USE ROOM & PILLAR UNDERGROUND METHODS. EXCLUDING HAMRAWEIN, PRODUCTION 150-300KT/YR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JAN-97 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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