| Deposit ID | 10081071 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032770 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Safaga |
| Alternate or previous names | Wasie, Mine No. 8, Um Hawytate Abu Shagala |
| Geographic coordinates: | 33.93471, 26.89935 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Ore |
| Collophane | Ore |
| Dolomite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| (1) | 33.93471, 26.89935 |
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| General form | TABULAR |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1911 |
| District name | Safaga |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Safaga Phosphate Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032770 |
KOTB, H., ABDEL AZIM, Y.Y., AND KAMEL, O.A., 1971, BENEFICATION OF SAFAGA LOW GRADE PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT: ANNALS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF EGYPT, V. 1, P. 135-146
HUME, W.F., 1925, GEOLOGY OF EGYPT: SURVEY OF EGYPT, VOL. 1, CAIRO 408 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO (MINEABLE) PHOSPHATE BEDS |
| Deposit | ESNA SHALES IN DISCUSSION OF NITRATE DEPOSITS (HUME, 1925, PP 202-204 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Gassaway, Judith S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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