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Abu Tartur

Prospect in Egypt with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite
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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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024692
MRDS ID ISM0427
Record type Site
Current site name Abu Tartur
Alternate or previous names New Valley
Related records 10207398

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.05142, 25.39949 (WGS84)
Elevation 600
Relative position CENTROID

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Duwi Phosphate Formation
    Rock description Duwi Phosphate Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.05142, 25.39949
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 100M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1898

Mining district

District name Western Desert

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 3000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates Bpl 62.7 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ANONYM, 1980: INVESTIGATION OF EGYPTS ABU TARTUR PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT, PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NO.109, P.32-39

  • Deposit

    WASSEF, A.S. ET AL., 1977: THE GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF ABU TARTUR PHOSPHORITE DEPOSIT, WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT; ANNUAL REPORT, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1982 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

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

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