| Deposit ID | 10304007 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5080000003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | King Solomon's Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Timna |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 34.9181, 29.74915 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 500 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Israel(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| Israel |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 34.9181, 29.74915 |
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| Thickness | 900M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1959 |
| Year of first production | 1965 |
| District name | Wadi Arabah |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Israel Chemical Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | 500000 Mt Ore/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | 420000 Mt Ore/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | 360000 Mt Ore/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | 430000 Mt Ore/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | 320000 Mt Ore/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | 100000 Mt Ore/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 17000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 17000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 17000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 300M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5080000003 |
MINING MAG. 9-76U 133 P245.
76-77 WORLD MINES REGISTER P.101.
75 E/MJ DIRECTORY OF MINES.
BARTURA, Y. AND WURZBURGER,V. "THE TIMNA COPPER DEPOSIT",
CENTENAIRE DE LA SOCIETE GEOLOGIQUE DE BELGIGE, GISEMENT
STRATIFORMES ET PROVINCES CUPRIFERES.LIEGE,1974
PP277-285.
TSUR LAVIE,YEHOSHUA AND DENEKAMP,SAUL."APPLICATION OF STRESS
MEASUREMENTS TO THE SOLUTION OF UNDERGROUND STABILITY
PROBLEMS AT THE TIMNA COPPER MINE,"INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM ON FIELD MEASUREMENTS IN ROCK MECHANICS.
ZURICH, APRIL 4-6.
VERED-WEISS, J.GRABER,E.H., AND GOOD,JOHN,E. "HOW TIMNA
COPPER MINES INCREASED OUTPUT AND RAISED WORKER
EFFICIENCY," WORLD MINING. JAN. 1971, PP.36-41.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-MAR-92 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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