| Deposit ID | 10182789 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5110000003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ghor Al Safi Arab Potash |
| Alternate or previous names | Arab Potash Co., Safi, Jordan Potash |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 35.51811, 31.09906 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | -400 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jordan(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Jordan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Potassium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnallite | Unknown |
| Halite | Unknown |
| Sylvanite | Unknown |
| Sylvite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 35.51811, 31.09906 |
|---|
| Area | 3600HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Brine Operation |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Auger Mining - Solution Mining |
| Year of first production | 1982 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Crystallization |
| Milling method | Crystallization |
| District name | Dead Sea Basin |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arab Potash Co. Ltd.(Jardanian Govn'T) |
| Interest | 51 |
| Home office | Jordan |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arab Mining Co. |
| Interest | 25 |
| Home office | Jordan |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Other Investors - (See Comments) |
| Interest | 24 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1936 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 2000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5110000003 |
NEEV, D., AND EMERY, K.O.,"THE DEAD SEA", SCIENCE JOURNAL
12 (1966).
NADEL, S.,"HARVESTING MORE ISRAEL POTASH", E&MJ, VOL. 166
10 (1965).
"BASIS FOR ARAB POTASH CO. DESIGN", UNPUBLISHED (1978).
ARTICLE IN JORDAN TIMES, 10 (1982).
"MARKET REPORT", EUROPEAN CHEMICAL NEWS, 3/1 (1982).
"THE MIDDLE EAST DIARY", CAUSTON PUBLISHING, U.K., (1979)
KITTREDGE, P.H.,"SOLAR EVAPORATION AND THE PRODUCTION OF
POTASH DEAD SEA BRINES", ACS MEETING PAPER PRESENTATION, NEW
YORK, 8/26 (1981).
"JORDAN", MEED, PAGE 30, 3/19 (1982).
FOREIGN POTASH PROPERTIES DEPOSIT EVALUATION FORM, QUEST-
IONAIRE RESULTS (1982).
"CURRENT PROGRESS REPORT ON JORDAN'S NEW POTASH VENTURE",
PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM NO. 111, JAN/FEB (1981).
NOVOMOYSKY, M.A.,"THE DEAD SEA, A STOREHOUSE OF CHEM-
ICALS", M. INSTITUTE. M.M. FOURTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING PRE-
SENTATION, PAGE 4, 3/6 (1936).
RUPING, G.,"POTASH DEPOSITS OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA", PAPER
READ BEFORE THE FERTILIZER SOCIETY OF LONDON, PAGE 33, 10/16
(1980).
"WORLD SURVEY OF POTASH RESOURCES", THIRD EDITION, PAGE
50, BRITISH SULFUR CORPORATION LTD., (1979).
EPSTEIN, J.A.,"UTILIZATION OF THE DEAD SEA MINERALS (A
REVIEW)", HYDROMETALLURGY, 2, PAGE 1-10, ELSEVIER SCIENTIFIC
PUBLISHING CO. (1976).
"POTASH RECOVERY FROM THE DEAD SEA USING A FLOATING HAR-
VESTER", WESTERN MINER, SEPTEMBER (1982).
"OPENING OF THE ARAB POTASH COMPANY'S POTASH PROJECT",
PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM, NO. 118, PAGE 17, MAR/APR (1982).
"ARAB POTASH COMPANY LTD.- ANNUAL REPORT" (1977).
"FINAL FEASIBILITY REPORT -ARAB POTASH PROJECT- DEC.1977"
JACOBS INTERNATIONAL INC.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE RESERVES OF THE DEAD SEA ARE EQUALLY SHARED BETWEEN ISRAEL AND JORDAN. HOWEVER, THE MORE DEAD SEA WORKS OF ISRAEL PRODUCES THE LESS RESERVES ARAB POTASH CORP. OF JOR- DAN HAS IF ITS PRODUCTION DOES NOT EQUAL THAT OF D.S.W. THE DIKED SOLAR EVAPORATION POND AREA OF UP TO 110 SQ.KM. OCCUPIES THE EASTERN PORTION OF WHAT WAS THE SHALLOW SOUTHERN BASIN OF THE DEAD SEA SOUTH OF LISAN PENINSULA AND EAST OF THE TRUCE LINE WITH ISRAEL. DEAD SEA BRINE IS INTO THE SALT PANS OF A.P.C. FOR EVAP- ORATION. THE BRINE IS PUMPED FROM THE SALT PAN TO TWO SMALLER PRECARNALLITE PANS FOR ADDITIONAL CONCENTRATION. WHEN THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF THE BRINE IS 1.305, IT IS PUMPED TO ANOTHER SET OF CARNALLITE PANS. THIS MATERIAL IS COLLECTED BY FLOATING DREDGES,CALLED HARVESTERS, EVERY TWO-THREE YEARS SOLAR EVAPORATION POND AREA AVAILABILITY IS THE ULTIMATE LIMITING CAPACITY CONSTRAINT (ASSUMING REFINING CAPACITY ALSO INCREASES). LAT-LONG FOR DEAD SEA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-JAN-95 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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