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Wadi Kareim Iron Ore Occurrence

Occurrence in Egypt with commodity Iron
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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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079544
MRDS ID W029171
Record type Site
Current site name Wadi Kareim Iron Ore Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 34.15137, 25.89942 (WGS84)
Relative position 38 KM OF QUSEIR PORT ON THE RED SEA COAST

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Analytical data

Result SURFACE SAMPLE
Result FE=42.59%, FE2O3=53.69%, FEO=10.21%, SIO2=23.37%, CAO=6.10%, MGO=1.02%
Result CORE SAMPLE: FE=41.65%, FE2O3=41.56%, FEO=16.28%, SIO2=24.23%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Jaspillite-Banded
    Rock description Jaspillite-Banded
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) 34.15137, 25.89942
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BANDED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1928

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Dr. M. Ghanen

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: CONTRACT 1247 - G.G. KOCHIN AND F.A. BASSYUNI

  • Deposit

    AKAAD, M.K., 1959, GEOLOGY OF WADI KAREEM IRON DEPOSIT, E.D. BULL. OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY, ASSUIT UNIVERSITY, V. 2, P. 239-258.

  • Deposit

    ABD EL NASSER, S., AFIA, S., 1949, REPORT ON WADI KAREEM IRON ORE DEPOSIT, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, MUIER DEPT, CAIRO.

  • Deposit

    FRIED KRUPP, 1962, IRON ORE PROJECT KOSSEIR (UPPER EGYPT), SPECIAL V.I. WADI KAREEM IRON ORE DEPOSIT ESSEN.

  • Deposit

    GHANEN, M., 1968, THE GEOLOGY OF WADI KAREEM, E.D., PH.D THESIS, GEOL. DEPT FACULTY OF SCIENCE, CAIRO UNIV., CAIRO.

  • Deposit

    1949 REGIONAL FIELD WORK ABD EL NASSER, S. AND AFIA, S

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE RESERVES ARE 17.7 MILLION TONS. IT IS CONSIDERED THE LOWEST SIO2 CONTENT COMPARED WITH THE ORES OF OTHER AREAS OF QUSEIR REGION. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1980 Adel U.S. Geological Survey

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