Ein Yahav

Prospect in Israel with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182226
MAS/MILS ID 5080000007
Record type Site
Current site name Ein Yahav
Alternate or previous names Ein Yahan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 35.18471, 30.61579 (WGS84)
Elevation 68
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Israel(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Israel

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 35.18471, 30.61579

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Milling method Washing

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Ultramar Minerals Corp
    Interest 100
    Home office Israel
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • THE PRESENT STATUS IS UNKNOWN. THE EXPLORATION PERMITS (1961) WERE HELD BY AMERICA-ISRAEL PHOSPHATE COMPANY, WHICH LATER BECAME ULTRAMAR MINERALS CORP. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE CORPORATION STILL EXISTS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ONLY INFERRED RESOURCES ESTIMATED. ZWI REPORT DID NOT INCLUDE COSTS, AND DEPOSIT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE WORLD EVALUATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULFUR LET.,WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS,

  • Deposit

    THIRD EDITION, 1971.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL URANIUM EVALUATION PROGRAM (IUREP), ISRAEL,

  • Deposit

    NO. 139, VIENNA, 1980.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT IS REPORTED TO CONTAIN 15,000,000 MT ORE AND A PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF 800,000 MTPY WAS PROJECTED. THE DEPOSIT HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED FURTHER, AND IT APPEARS UNLIKELY THAT IT WILL UNLESS THE OFFICIAL BRANCH OF THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT, NEGEV PHOSPHATES LTD., TAKES IT OVER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-OCT-92 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.