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Samrah

Past Producer in Saudi Arabia with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106501
MRDS ID WA00013
Record type Site
Current site name Samrah

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 44.34757, 24.36333 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position Location From Mods Record Nos. 0145/0756 (<---O750??)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saudi Arabia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saudi Arabia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 44.34757, 24.36333
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike ENE-WSW
    Dip 75 DEGREES SSE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Zone/Shear Belt

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 0

Mining district

District name Samrah

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 0.330 M TONNES AT 0.90% PB, 4.50% ZN, 425.00 G/T AG O.278 M TONNES AT 1.64% PB, 5.00% ZN, 656.25 G/T AG

Comments on development

  • A BRGM FEASIBILITY STUDY INDICATED THAT SAMRAH COULD BE DEVELOPED AS A SMALL MINE (C. 200 TPD PRODUCTION) AT THE THEN (1976) EXISTING SILVER PRICE OF US $4.852/OZ, IF FURTHER RESERVES COULD BE ESTABLISHED. THE DEPOSIT IS CURRENTLY (1984) OPEN AT DEPTH AND FURTHER DRILLING, GEOPHYSICS AND, IF WARRANTED, LIMITED UNDERGROUND EXPLORATION, WERE RECOMMENDED TO TEST POTENTIAL EXTENSIONS TO THE KNOWN OREBODY. FURTHER WORK WAS PLANNED BY RIOFINEX LIMITED (JIDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA).

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 A FRACTURE ZONE, TRENDING ENE-WSW AND DIPPING AT 75 DEGREES SSE, CONTAINS PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE, MAGNETITE, HEMATITE, SPHALERITE, GALENA, AND SILVER, WITH QUARTZ AND CALCITE THAT CEMENT SHEARED, MYLONITIZED AND BRECCIATED COUNTRY ROCK. THE ZONE OCCURES WITHIN A LARGE SHEAR BELT TRENDING N-S NEAR THE CONTACT OF A GABBROIC-DIORITIC BODY AND A SYNTECTONIC GRANITE.
Deposit Discovery Year: ANCIENT

Reporter information

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

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