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Atalla Gold Deposit

Past Producer in Egypt with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079504
MRDS ID W029117
Record type Site
Current site name Atalla Gold Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 33.58471, 26.1494 (WGS84)
Relative position 26 KM N EL SID DEPOSIT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Analytical data

Result RATIO OF AG TO AU IS 1:3.2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Granitoids;Granite
    Rock description Granitoids;Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Schists
    Rock description Schists

Nearby scientific data

(1) 33.58471, 26.1494
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults, Fractures, Shearing

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Strike 20 DEG N-E
    Dip 40-60 DEG SE
    Thickness 1.2M
    Length 270M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralization In Quartz Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 0
Year of first production 0

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 98M

Comments on the workings information

  • CONTAINS 3 BRANCHES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KOCHIN, G.G., BASSYUNI, A.E.; 1968, REPORT ON THE GENERALIZATION OF GEOLOGICAL DATA (UNDER CONTRACT 1247)

  • Deposit

    1914-37 EXPLOITATION

  • Deposit

    1925 PROSPECTING JENKINS

  • Deposit

    1956-58 DIAMOND DRILLING EGYPTIAN MINING AND PROSPECTING CO.

  • Deposit

    1967 EXPLORATION

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ABOUT 20,333 TONS OF ORE WERE RECOVERED FROM 1924-1918 YIELDING 23.26 GR/T GOLD. IT WOULD BE EXPEDIENT TO CARRY OUT REEXAMINATION FOLLOWED BY MAPPING AND SAMPLING OF ALL EXPOSED QUARTZ VEINS; TAILING MUST BE ALSO SAMPLED. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1979 Adel U.S. Geological Survey

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