| Deposit ID | 10158308 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5110000001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wadi Dana |
| Alternate or previous names | Wadi Araba |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 35.36811, 30.99908 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1000 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jordan(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Jordan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Azurite | Unknown |
| Chrysocolla | Unknown |
| Cuprite | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Plagionite | Unknown |
| Tenorite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 35.36811, 30.99908 |
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| Area | 2000HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1961 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Milling method | Leach-Precipitation |
| District name | Wadi Araba |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jordan Natural Rsources Authority |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Jordan |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 35000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 35000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 35000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 54400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 36300000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 90700000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 90700000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 90700000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 90700000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 90700000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 90700000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 90700000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 90700000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5110000001 |
ARAB MINING JOURNAL, JAN. 1981, VOL.1, NO.2, P22.
BENDER, F. 1961 REPORT ON THE FIRST GEOLOGICAL RECONAISSANCE
MAPPING IN THE AREA OF THE COPPER ORE BEARING SANDSTONES
OF WADI KHUSHEIBA, WEST OF TAIYIBA - JUNE.
BENDER, F.1965."ZUR GEDLOGIE DER KUPFERERZJORKOMMEN AM
OSTRAND DES WADI ARABA, JORDANIEN, GEOLOGISCHES JARBOUCH
83. PP. 181-201.
PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS.
PROKOP,F.W. AND SCHMIDT-EISENLOHR,W.R. 1966."ERFAHRUNGEN BEI
DER UNTERSUCHUNG VON KUPFERVORKOMMEN IN WADI ARABA,
JORDANIEN "ERZMETALL,VOL.19, NO.3. PP 111-120.
WENDEL, C.A. 1964."REPORT ON COPPER DEPOSITS OF WADI-ARABA,
JORDAN."
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE WADI ARABA IS A LONG, NARROW DEPRESSION CONNECTING THE DEAD SEA WITH THE GULF OF AQUABA. THE MINERALIZED REGION, BEING LOCATED NEAR THE EAST FAULT ZONE BORDERING THE WADI ARABA HOST, IS STRONGLY BLOCK FAULTED. ALTHOUGH NI AND MN ORE IS PRESENT NO INFORMATION IS AVAIL. ON THE POSSIBILITY OF MINING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-OCT-1995 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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