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As Safra Mine Southeast 1498

Occurrence in Saudi Arabia with commodities Copper, Zinc, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086436
MRDS ID WA00007
Record type Site
Current site name As Safra Mine Southeast 1498

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 41.95816, 24.15754 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position Location From Mods Record No. 1498

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saudi Arabia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saudi Arabia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) 41.95816, 24.15754
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name As Safra

Comments on the workings information

  • GEOPHYSICAL ANOMALY ONLY -- NO WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • JAM 1 (SAMPLE) -- GRAPHITIC TUFFS WITH 5-10% DISSEMINATED PYRITE/PYRRHOTITE ; ECON.COM: THE AIRBORNE AND GROUND GEOPHYSICAL ANOMALIES CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE PRESENCE OF DISSEMINATED PYRITE AND PYRRHOTITE WITH GRAPHITE IN A BEDDED TUFFITE. NO BASE-METAL MINERALIZATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS HORIZON AND NO FURTHER WORK WARRANTED (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 DISSEMINATED PYRITE AND PYRRHOTITE ARE HOSTED BY GRAPHITIC TUFFS WITHIN A FOLDED SEQUENCE OF LOW-GRADE, REGIONALLY METAMORPHOSED ANDESITE AND BASALT FLOWS, RHYOLITE TUFF AND CALCAREOUS TUFFITE CONTAINING MARBLE AND CHERT OR JASPER BEDS, INTRUDED BY MICRODIORITE-DOLERITE DYKES.

Reporter information

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

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