| Deposit ID | 10079499 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029110 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hatit Gold Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 35.18743, 23.45458 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Result | SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE OUTCROPS AND SOME PLACES IN THE GOLD WORKINGS SHOWED GOLD CONTENT UP TO 31.1 GM/T, VERY FINELY DISPERSED IN THE QUARTZ |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Diorite |
| Rock description | Diorite |
| (1) | 35.18743, 23.45458 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Main Structures Run Parallel To The Red Sea Graben |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Shear Zone Of North-Western Trend |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 180M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 0 |
| Year of first production | 0 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 180M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029110 |
SRC.REF: M.B EL KADI, JUNE, 1976, A REVIEW OF THE PROMISING GOLD BEARING DEPOSIT, EASTERN DESERT, EGYPT
M.B EL KADI, JUNE 1967, A REVIEW OF THE PROMISING GOLD BEARING DEPOSIT, EASTERN DESERT, EGYPT
OSMAN MOHARRAM AND OTHERS, 1970, STUDIES ON SOME MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EGYPT, CONTRACT NO. 1247
1906 PRODUCTIO
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE OUTCROPS AND SOME PLACES IN THE GOLD WORKINGS SHOWED GOLD CONTENT UP TO 31.1 GM/T, VERY FINELY DISPERSED IN QUARTZ. IT IS CONSIDERED NECESSARY THAT THE DEPOSIT BE MAPPED GEOLOGICALLY AND THE VEINS BE OPENED BY MINING ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1978 | Nabil | U.S. Geological Survey |
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