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Al-Hasa-Qatrana

Past Producer in Jordan with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium
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  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. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000688
MRDS ID ISM0435
Record type District
Current site name Al-Hasa-Qatrana
Alternate or previous names El-Hasa, El-Hassa, Al-Hassa, Khatrana, El-Abiyad, El-Abiuth, Wadi-El-Abiyao, Wadi-Abiuth, Dababneh, El-Abiad

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 35.9847, 30.83237 (WGS84)
Relative position EXTENSION OF DEPOSIT IN NS-DIRECTION AT LEAST 55 KM, WIDTH ABOUT 30 KM. ABOUT 23 ORE BODIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED UP TO NOW IN THIS AREA. OB 1: 30 DEG. 51'N-36 DEG. 00'E, NOW DEPLETED; OB 2: 30 DEG. 51'N-36 DEG. 03'E; OB 3: 31 DEG. 01'N-36 DEG. 02'E; OB 4: 30 DEG. 55'N-35 DEG. 59'E; OB 5: 30 DEG. 56'N-36 DEG. 06'E; OB 6: 31 DEG. 04'N-36 DEG. 05'E; OB 7: 31 DEG. 09'N-36 DEG. 09'E; OB 8: 31 DEG. 05'N-36 DEG. 10'E; OB 9: 30 DEG. 49'N-36 DEG. 02'E; OB 10: 31 DEG. 01'N-36 DEG. 05'E; OB 11: 30 DEG. 48'N-36 DEG. 04'E; OB 12: 30 DEG. 47'N-35 DEG. 57'E; OB 14: 30 DEG. 54'N-36 DEG. 07'E; OB 20: 31 DEG. 12'N-36 DEG. 13'E; OB 23: 31 DEG. 16'N-36 DEG. 12'E. ORE BODY NO.3 (OB 3) IS KNOWN AS WADI-EL-ABIAD, AND ORE BODY 10 (OB 10) IS WADI EL ABIAD-EAST

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jordan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Jordan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 35.9847, 30.83237
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Discovery year 1908
Year of first production 1962

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner JORDAN PHOSPHATE MINES CO. (JPMC), STATE OWNED
  • Type Operator
    Owner JORDAN PHOSPHATE MINES CO. (JPMC)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON

  • Deposit

    BEERBAUM, B., 1977: ZUR GENESE DER MARIN-SEDIMENTAEREN PHOSPHAT- LAGERSTAETTE VON AL-HASA, GEOL.JB.,SERIE D, NR.24, HANNOVER

  • Deposit

    WIESEMANN, G., 1976: THE POTENTIAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN JORDAN. NATURAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, VOL.3, P.56-71, TUEBINGEN

  • Deposit

    ANONYM, 1981: JORDAN MINES PHOSPHATE. MINING MAGAZINE, MAY 1981, P.376-389, LONDON

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