| Deposit ID | 60000682 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0423 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Safaga Deposits |
| Alternate or previous names | Gasus, Umm Huweitat, Wassif, Mohammed Rabah |
| Geographic coordinates: | 33.90138, 26.53268 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SEVERAL SMALL DEPOSITS: GASUS 26 DEG. 32'N, 33 DEG. 59'E; UMM HUWEITAT 26 DEG. 30'N, 33 DEG. 58'E; EL HIGAB 26 DEG. 33'N, 33 DEG. 55'E; WASSIF 26 DEG. 30'N, 33 DEG. 50'E; MOHAMMED RABAH 26 DEG. 35'N, 33 DEG. 49'E; DUWI 26 DEG. 16'N, 34 DEG. 00'E. RAIL CONNECTION TO SAFAGA BY A METRE GANGE RAILWAY, DISTANCE 27 KM. UMM HUWEITAT HAS TWO OPERATIONS: UMM HUWEITAT AND EL HIGAB |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| (1) | 33.90138, 26.53268 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | NS TRENDING GRABENS, SMALL BASINS |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Discovery year | 1908 |
| Year of first production | 1911 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | RED SEA PHOSPHATE CO. |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | RED SEA PHOSPHATE CO. |
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON
HERMINA, M.H., 1974: REVIEW ON THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF EGYPT. 2ND ARAB CONFERENCE MINERAL RESOURCES, JEDDAH, PHOSPHATE SECTION, P.110-149
EL SAYED AND EL TARABILI, 1969: PALEOGEOGRAPHY, PALEOECOLOGY...PHOSPHATIC SEDIMENTS IN THE QUSEIR SAFAGA AREA/VAR. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL.64, P.172-182
OCEPEK, D., 1967: AUFBEREITUNGSPROBLEME BEI PHOSPHATERZEN AUS SAFAGA, VAR. ERZMETALL, VOL.XX, NO.4, 1967, P.165-168
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