| Deposit ID | 10133748 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5080000005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oron |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 35.9847, 30.86577 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 250 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Israel(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Israel |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Calcium | Tertiary |
| Chlorine | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Sodium | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | 35.9847, 30.86577 |
|---|
| Thickness | 5.7M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 1920HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 12.4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1952 |
| Milling method | Washing |
| District name | Beersheva |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Negev Phosphates Ltd-Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Israel |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1965 |
|---|---|
| Description | Expanded Capacity-Calcine Plant Added 1267000 Mt Ore/Yr |
| Year | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1267000 Mty |
| Year | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1267000 Mty |
| Year | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1267000 Mty |
| Year | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1267000 Mty |
| Year | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1267000 Mty |
| Year | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1267000 Mty |
| Year | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1267000 Mty |
| Year | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1267000 Mty |
| Year | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1267000 Mty |
| Year | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1267000 Mty |
| Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1267000 Mty |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1267000 Mty |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1267000 Mty |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1267000 Mty |
| Year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Description | 1267000 Mty |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 1920HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5080000005 |
ANONYMOUS, ISRAEL: WORLD MINING, CAT. & DIR. NO., 1980.
ANONYMOUS, NEGEV PHOSPHATES..: E. & M. J., MARCH 1981.
ANONYMOUS, NEGEV PHOSPHATES COME OF AGE: PHOS. & POT.,
NO. 107, MAY/JUNE 1980.
ANONYMOUS, ROCK LOADER FOR ASHDOD: PHOS. & POT., NO. 104,
NOV./DEC. 1979.
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., SURVEY OF WORLD PHOSPHATES, 4TH
EDITION, 1980, PP. 162-163.
INTERNATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCES EVALUATION PROGRAM
(IUREP), NO. 139, AIEA, VIENNA, 1930.
E&MJ, AUGUST 1987, P.13-14
MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1987, P.454.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-APR-95 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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