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Mahd Adh Dhahab

Producer in Saudi Arabia with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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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. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086431
MRDS ID WA00002
Record type Site
Current site name Mahd Adh Dhahab

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 40.86263, 23.50509 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position Location From Mods Record Number 0003

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saudi Arabia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saudi Arabia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 40.86263, 23.50509
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip STEEP
    Depth to bottom 91.44M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 0
Discoverer Artisans In Mesopotamia And Palestine - - During The Reign Of King Solomon (961-922 B.C.)
Year of first production 0
Year of last production 1954

Mining district

District name Mahd Adh Dhahab

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Saudi Arabian Mining Syndicate
    First year 1939
    Last year 1954

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NORTHERN AREA BLOCK, 300 M X 200 M, AVERAGE SURFACE GRADE 4.80 G/T AG SOUTHERN AREA, 1.10 M TONNES AT 27.0 G/T AU, 73 G/T AG, 0.64% CU, 2.58% ZN

Comments on the workings information

  • MODERN MINING 1939-1954 OBTAINED ORE FROM BELOW THE ANCIENT WORKINGS AS WELL AS FROM AN OPEN CUT AND FROM OLD SURFACE DUMPS

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATION AND UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT HAVE RECENTLY (1984) BEEN COMPLETED BY GOLD FIELDS MAHD ADH DHAHAB. MINING SET TO BEGIN 1986-87.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KIRKEMO, HAROLD, AND NEWMAN, WILLIAM L., 1987, GOLD: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GENERAL INTEREST PUBLICATION, 23 PAGES.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, E.A., BARNES, D.P., JOHNSON, P.R., BOGNAR, B., GARFIELD, L., AND SCHEIBNER, E., 1984, A REVIEW OF THE GEOLOGY, MINERALIZATION, AND MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES, DEPUTY MINISTRY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES, OPEN FILE REPORT RF-OF-05-1.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SWARMS OF GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS; SOME VEINS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED DOWNWARD TO DEPTHS AS MUCH AS 300 FEET. THE ORE MINERALS, WITH PYRITE, SPHALERITE, GALENA AND CHALCOPYRITE, OCCUR IN QUARTZ VEINS, ADJACENT STOCKWORKS AND WALL ROCKS. THE QUARTZ VEINS TREND NORTH-SOUTH AND DIP STEEPLY. THEY TRANSECT A SEQUENCE OF RHYOLITIC BRECCIAS AND TUFFS. MINERALIZATION APPEARS TO BE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTRUSIVE RHYOLITE PORPHYRY STOCK.
Deposit Discovery Year: 961-922 B.C.
Deposit First Production Year: 961-922 B.C.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-90 Jenness, Jane E. U.S. Geological Survey

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