| Deposit ID | 10232125 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7290000079 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kharga Area |
| Alternate or previous names | Abu Tartur |
| Geographic coordinates: | 30.03472, 25.43279 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| (1) | 30.03472, 25.43279 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7290000079 |
REPORT ON TH MINERAL INDUSTRY OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN MINISTRY
OF FINANCE. CAIRO, 1922, 50 PP.
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 PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS.
5TH. ED., 1987, PP. 161-162.
ANNUAL MINING REVIEW 1995. MINING JOURNAL, NOV. 1995, PP.
151-152.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. MINERALS AVAILABILITY DATA BASE,
JUNE 1995.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. EGYPT. T.P. DOLLEY. MINERAL INDUSTRY
SURVEYS SERIES, 1994, 8 PP.
F. HABASHI AND F.A. BASSYOUNI. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARAB
COUNTRIES. CHEMECON PUB. (QUEBEC). 1982, PP. 18-27.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 35-65% P2O5 SALTS RECOVERED SINCE ROMAN TIMES. OASIS CONNECTED TO NILE RIVER BY 180KM RAILWAY. PLANS CALL FOR 2.2MMT PRODUCTION AT 31% P2O5 (1994). DEVELOPMENT DELAYED BY LOW PRICE OF PHOSPHATE. ABU TARTUR LOCATED ABOUT 50 MAP MINUTES W. OF OASIS. ORE TO BE MINED BY UNDERGROUND LONGWALL METHODS. BLASTINTG OF ORE WOULD BE LIMITED. REPORTED RESERVES OF 988MMT @ CUTOFF OF 23% P2O5. NOT CURRENTLY OPERATING AT FULL PRODUCTION LEVEL. DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETED BUT FINANCING NOT YET SECURED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-MAR-1997 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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