| Deposit ID | 10182797 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5050008801 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Al Qaim Al Khaim |
| Alternate or previous names | Al Kaim, Orkaim, Al Khaim |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 41.08467, 34.38211 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iraq(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Iraq |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Limestone, General | Tertiary |
| Town (1) | 41.08467, 34.38211 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1983 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Iraq Ministry Of Industry |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5050008801 |
EUROPA PUBLICATIONS, LTD. THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
1994. 40TH ED. PP. 411-421.
U.S. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. IRAQ, A COUNTRY STUDY. 1987.
PP. 148-152.
INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. PHOSPHORIC
ACID, TRIPLE SUPERPHOSPHATE AND AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE PLANTS
1988 SURVEY. AUGUST 1988, 39PP.
BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION. WORLD FERTILIZER ATLAS, EIGHTH
ED. APRIL 1988, 121PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OPERATIONS STATUS CORRECTED TO "PRODUCER" AND LAT & LONG WERE CORRECTED 020294 BASED ON DATA SUPPLIED BY COMPANY. BEGAN OPERATIONS IN 1988. LS CAP: 1.32M TPY; KILN CAP. 1M TPY OF CEMENT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-SEP-1996 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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