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Wadi Qatan Nickel Deposit-Saudia Arabia

Occurrence in Saudi Arabia with commodities Nickel, Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069264
MRDS ID W002835
Record type Site
Current site name Wadi Qatan Nickel Deposit-Saudia Arabia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 44.11781, 18.13328 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saudi Arabia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saudi Arabia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pentlandite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 44.11781, 18.13328
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM IN LAMINATED TUFFS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ARABIAN SHIELD DEVELOPMENT CO. (TEXAS). 1.5 % NI OVER WIDTHS OF 31 M AND LENGTHS OF 62 M. HIGHEST - 3.9 % OVER 1 M WIDTH, CORES INDICATE GRADES OF: 2 % CU; 5 % ZN; 1 OUNCE/TON/AG; 0.02 OUNCE/TON/AU.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1974 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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