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Zarghat 0711

Occurrence in Saudi Arabia with commodity Magnesite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086434
MRDS ID WA00005
Record type Site
Current site name Zarghat 0711

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 40.5846, 26.51598 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position Location From Mods Record No. 0711.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saudi Arabia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saudi Arabia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 40.5846, 26.51598
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 4.488 M TONNES INFERRED, OF WHICH 1.26 M TONNES IS INDICATED , OF HIGH-GRADE MAGNESITE (>80% MGO)

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: FROM PUBLISHED INFORMATION (1984) IT APPEARS THAT THE TOTAL RESERVES AT THIS DEPOSIT ARE STILL UNKNOWN,AS ONE OF THE MAGNESITE LENSES IS UNCLOSED. BRGM CARRIED OUT EXHAUSTIVE STUDIES AND FIELD WORK AIMED AT ESTABLISHING RELIABLE SOURCES OF WATER SUITABLE FOR A MINING OPERATION; HOWEVER, NO FINAL REPORT ON THE DEPOSIT COULD BE FOUND (1984).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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 LENTICULAR LAYERS OF MAGNESITE OCCUR IN DOLOMITES AND LIMESTONES FORMING THE UPPER PART OF A FOLDED AND FAULTED SEQUENCE OF CONGLOMERATE, ANDESITES AND SANDSTONES, ASSIGNED TO THE JIBALAH GROUP, THAT CROPS OUT IN AN ELLIPTICAL BASIN, UNCONFORMABLY OVERLYING GRANITIC ROCKS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-91 Jenness, Jane E. U.S. Geological Survey

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