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Samra Copper Deposit

Occurrence in Egypt with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079495
MRDS ID W029105
Record type Site
Current site name Samra Copper Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 34.35139, 28.23259 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Copper Carbonates

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE CONTENT IS ABOUT 1.9 CU PERCENT

Nearby scientific data

(1) 34.35139, 28.23259
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Strike 300 TO 340 DEGREES
    Dip 45NE TO 60 SW
    Thickness 8M
    Length 2000M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins And Shear Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGICAL IMFORMATION IS NOT ENOUGH

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 0
Discoverer Aciant Egyptians

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 20M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MINERALOGY OF CU DEPOSITS IN SINAI BY E.M.EL SHAZLY, S. ABDEL NASSER, AND B. SHUKRI: GSE PAPER NO 1

  • Deposit

    KOCHIN

  • Deposit

    1904 EXPLORATION HILL AND STEWART

  • Deposit

    1937 EXPLORATION HUME

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NEEDS FURTHER PROSPECTION AND DRILLING INCLINED BOREHOLES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1979 Milad U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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