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Ruseifa.

Past Producer in Jordan with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100260
MRDS ID W032780
Record type Site
Current site name Ruseifa.
Alternate or previous names Fr Ruseifa, Jpmc, El-Ruseifa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 36.00143, 31.99901 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 KM NE OF AMMAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jordan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Jordan

Comments on the location information

  • REF #1 MAP SCALE IS WRONG

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 36.00143, 31.99901
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 17M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1930
Year of first production 1940

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Jordon Phosphate Mines Co. Ltd.

Comments on the production information

  • 1952 AND 1960 INCLUDE HASA PIT; ORE TRANSPORTED BY ROAD TO AQUABA FOR SHIPMENT; PRODUCTION VALVES MAY BE FOR ENTIRE COUNTRY.

Comments on the workings information

  • MULTIPLE BENCH

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 3000 ; ECON.YEAR: 1978 ; ECON.COM: MINE, CONCENTRATOR, EXPL. OFFICE, RESEARCH LAB, BENEFICATION PLANT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BEDS I, II, III, IV EQUAL TOTAL OF 9 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Gassaway, Judith S. U.S. Geological Survey

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