Abu Ghalga

Past Producer in Al Bahr al Ahmar, Egypt with commodity Titanium, Metal

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10023318
MRDS ID	I000171
Record type	Site
Current site name	Abu Ghalga
Alternate or previous names	Abu Ghalaga, Wadi Abu Ghaliqah, Wadi Abu Ghalga

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	35.06801, 24.38285 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Al Bahr al Ahmar(province)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Egypt	Al Bahr al Ahmar

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Ilmenite	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	35.06801, 24.38285	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the production information

THE PRODUCTION IS THE AVERAGE TONS PER YEAR OF TITANO-MAGNETITE SHIPPED IN THE 1960'S.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I000171

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MOUSTAFA, G.A., 1982, PROBLEMS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR IDENTIFYING, EXPLORING, AND DEVELOPING RESOURCES-- THE OUTLOOK FOR EGYPT, IN WHITMORE, F.C., JR., AND WILLIAMS, M.E., EDS., RESOURCES FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY-- PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, HELD AT RESTON, VIRGINIA, OCTOBER 14-19, 1979, P. 53-57.
Deposit

DE KUN, N., 1987, MINERAL ECONOMICS OF AFRICA: NEW YORK, ELSEVIER, P. 108.
Production

DE KUN, 1987.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-FEB-90	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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