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Wadi Sifein

Producer in Egypt with commodity Chromium
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  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 10158756
MAS/MILS ID 7290000049
Record type Site
Current site name Wadi Sifein

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 34.71805, 25.09947 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 34.71805, 25.09947
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    R. SAID. THE GEOLOGY OF EGYPT. A.A. BALKEMA (ROTTERDAM).

  • Deposit

    1990, PP.511-566.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL MAP OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND MINING

  • Deposit

    AUTHORITY. 1979, 44 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 LENSES, 250 TONS, 35% CR2O3. OPERATING IN 1979.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-MAR-1997 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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