| Deposit ID | 10100219 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029144 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Um Gheig Lead, Zinc Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 34.46803, 25.7161 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 7 KM. FROM THE RED SEA COAST |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Marcasite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Pyromorphite | Gangue |
| Wulfenite | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE METAL CONTENT (%) AT UM GHEIG: PB:2.26 ZN:15.82NI:0.17, CU:0.013 CO:0.02 AG:12.7G/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Diorites And Granits Intrusive In Old Metasediments | ||||
| Rock description | Diorites And Granits Intrusive In Old Metasediments | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Rock unit name | Basement Rocks;Sediments Of Recent Age Limestones, Sandstones |
| Rock description | Basement Rocks;Sediments Of Recent Age Limestones, Sandstones |
| (1) | 34.46803, 25.7161 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Two Systems Of Joints 336 Degrees Nw And 25-30 Degree Ne, They Correspond To A Regional Structural Pattern Of The Red Sea Graben |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Two Brachyanticlinal Folds Elongated In The North-Northwestern Direction |
| General form | LENSE SHAPE |
|---|---|
| Plunge | NO PLUNGING |
| Thickness | 12M |
| Length | 150M |
| Width | 40M |
| Depth to bottom | 12M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029144 |
SRC.REF: REPORT ON GENERALIZATION OF GEOLOGICAL DATA ON MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.A.R. CARRIED UNDER CONTRACT 1247 IN 1966-68
OBSERVATIO
1936 SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING OF THE DEPOSIT A. GREY
1951 ORE DESCRIPTION FROM A SPECTROGRAPHIC STUDY EL SHAZLY
1961 EXAMINATION,DRILLING OF TWO BOREHOLES GETMAN STOLBERGER ZINC AG FIRM
1963 GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS YOUSSEF AND EL KAHWAGA
1964,66 CALCULATION OF ORE RESERVES ATTIA AND NASSIM
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDIZED ORE OPEN CAST; THERE ARE 26 CORE AND PERCUSSION BOREHOLES |
| Deposit | ORE RESERVES OF THE UM G8EIG DEPOSIT WERE CALCULATED MANY TIMES IN 1960,1962 AND IN 1964. ATTIA CALCULATED THE ORE RESERVES OF UM GHEIG AS FOLLOWS: 100.000TONS PROVED ORE ASSAYING 13.9% ZN AND 2.03%PB OR 1.500.000 TONS OF PROVED ORE ASSAYING 11.0% ZN AND 1.30% PB IN ADDITION, THERE IS ABOUT 1000.000 TONS OF ORE ASSAYING LESS THAN 10% ZN. ORE DUMPS WITH ORE RESERVES EQUAL TO 70000 TO 100.000TONS OF ORE, THE AVERAGE ZINC CONTENT BEING 9.58-11.4% AND THAT OF LEAD 1.80 -3.90%. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1979 | Tabarak | U.S. Geological Survey |
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