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Jabal Sayid

Plant in Saudi Arabia with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158254
MAS/MILS ID 5170000002
Record type Site
Current site name Jabal Sayid
Alternate or previous names Jabal Sayid Deposit, Jabal Said

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 40.93454, 23.9162 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saudi Arabia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saudi Arabia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 40.93454, 23.9162
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #2 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 820701
  • Area 100HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1965
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Even Resources Ltd.
    Interest 40
    Home office Canada
    Year 1994
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Alujain Corp.
    Interest 60
    Home office Saudi Arabia
    Year 1994

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 9900000mt ore
    Demonstrated 9900000mt ore
    Total resources 9900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Indicated 16900000mt ore
    Demonstrated 16900000mt ore
    Total resources 16900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Indicated 29200000mt ore
    Demonstrated 29200000mt ore
    Total resources 29200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.9 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Indicated 29000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 29000000mt ore
    Total resources 29000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1992
    Zinc Zn 1.4 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1992
    Gold Au 0.5 g/mt Gold Trace 1992
    Silver Ag 40 g/mt Silver Trace 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 32000000mt ore
    Total resources 32000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.1 wt-pct Copper Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 81600000mt ore
    Total resources 81600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.54 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 90000000mt ore
    Total resources 90000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.54 wt-pct Copper Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 81600000mt ore
    Total resources 81600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.54 wt-pct Copper Major 1994

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROVEN AND PROBABLE RESERVE ESTIMATED AT 32 M MT @ 2.1% CU. POTENTIAL OPEN PIT RESOURCE OF 90 M ST (81.6 M MT) @ 1.54% CU ESTIMATED BY COMINCO ENGINEERING SERVICES IN 1994. MINING RATE IS PROJECTED AT 7.7 M STPY (7 M MTPY) OVER A 12 YEAR LIFE PRODUCING 213 M POUNDS (96,600 MT) OF COPPER PER YEAR.
  • TOTAL RESERVES AS OF 12/31/86; USED IN 1987 EVALUATION.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 2860
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1986

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ARAB MINING JOURNAL, P. 23 (JAN. 1981).

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, P. WW9 (APRIL 1992).

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING RECORD, 6/2/93, P.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, OCTOBER 1990, P. 52.

  • Reserve-Resource

    INTERNATIONAL MINING, MAY 1984, P. 9.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, 6/7/93, P.11

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING RECORD, 10/19/94, P.10.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING RECORD, 11/30/94, P.49,50.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, SEPT. 1996, P170.

  • Deposit

    DELFOUR, J., "VOLCANISM AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE ARABIAN

  • Deposit

    NUBIAN SHIELD, "1975, PP.34.

  • Deposit

    ELJKELBOOM, G.,"STATUS OF THE EXPLORATORY WORK AT THE JABAL

  • Deposit

    SAYID COPPER PROSPECT", MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH, SAUDI

  • Deposit

    ARABIA, 1968-1969, PP. 27-31.

  • Deposit

    HOLZEM, J.M.,"ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF SEVERAL MAJOR

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS." MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH, 1968-1969,

  • Deposit

    PP. 120-121.

  • Deposit

    NEARY, DR. C.R., "EVALUATION AND MINERALIZATION OF THE

  • Deposit

    ARABIAN-NURIAN SHIELD," MINING MAG, JULY 1978, PP. 47-48.

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS,R.J., GREENWOOD,W.R., WROL, R.G., "MINERAL DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    IN WESTERN SAUDI ARABIA," "U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,

  • Deposit

    PROJECT REPORT 201, 1975, PP.60.

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., "THEE GENESIS OF DISSEMINATED AND MASSIVE

  • Deposit

    SULFIDE DEPOSITS IN SAUDI ARABIA,"U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    REPORT 207, 1976, PP.53.

  • Deposit

    SAUDI ARABIA MINERAL RESOURCES SURVEY, 1971.

  • Deposit

    RIOFINEX, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, JABAL SAYID FEAS. STUDY, 1978.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING, "RAISE BORING IN SAUDI ARABIA," APRIL

  • Deposit

    1986, P. 8.

  • Deposit

    MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, 10/31/90, V 17/ N 10, P.7.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 11/12/90, P.1.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 5/31/93, P.9.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ZN,AG,AU ARE PRESENT BUT PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES OF GRADES ARE NOT CONSIDERED RELIABLE ENOUGH TO ADDRESS ECONOMICS AT PRESENT TIME. RESERVES ARE FOR NO.4 OREBODY ONLY (THREE OTHER SMALLER ORE BODIES IN VICINITY).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-OCT-1996 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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