Al Amar

Prospect in Saudi Arabia with commodities Gold, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279645
MAS/MILS ID 5170000011
Record type Site
Current site name Al Amar

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 44.41789, 25.58265 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saudi Arabia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saudi Arabia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 44.41789, 25.58265

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Unspecified

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Petromin
    Interest 100
    Home office Saudi Arabia
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mahd Ad-Habab Gold Mines
    Interest 100
    Home office Saudi Arabia
    Year 1991

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Demonstrated 2100000mt ore
    Total resources 2100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.42 g/mt Gold Major 0
    Silver Ag 18.14 g/mt Silver Minor 0
    Zinc Zn 2.18 wt-pct Zinc Major 0

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, V 320/ N 8228, 6/11/93, P.427.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-MAR-1995 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.