Jawan

Occurrence in Iraq with commodity Sulfur
Sections on this page
  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 10134962
MAS/MILS ID 5050000032
Record type Site
Current site name Jawan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 42.98466, 35.9654 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iraq(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Iraq

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 42.98466, 35.9654

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR, LTD. WORLD SURVEY OF SULPHUR RESOURCES.

  • Deposit

    3RD ED. 1985, PP. 181-184.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT COVERS 10 SQ. KM SURFACE AREA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-AUG-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.