Mahd Adh Dhahab

Producer in Saudi Arabia with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207238
MAS/MILS ID 5170000013
Record type Site
Current site name Mahd Adh Dhahab

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 40.83454, 23.48284 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saudi Arabia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saudi Arabia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 40.83454, 23.48284

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1988
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Petromin (Saudi Government)
    Interest 100
    Home office Saudi Arabia
    Year 1991
  • Type Operator
    Owner Boliden Contech
    Home office Sweden
    Year 1991

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 1100000mt ore
    Total resources 1100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.7 g/mt Gold Major 1994

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS, MAJOR GOLD OPERATIONS- RESERVE/

  • Reserve-Resource

    RESOURCES- TABLE 4, P.32.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, V 320/ N 8228, 6/11/93, P.426.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-1997 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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