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Sohar

Producer in Oman with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207258
MAS/MILS ID 5230000002
Record type Site
Current site name Sohar
Alternate or previous names Wadi Jiza Region, Lasail, Bayda, Arja, Wadi Jiza

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 56.41764, 24.24937 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oman(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Oman

Comments on the location information

  • MILS LAT/LON IS GENERALIZED. MORE PRECISE LOCATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: LASAIL, N2416--E05626; AARJA, N2421-E05624; BAYDA, N2422-E05626 ELE: UNKNOWN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 56.41764, 24.24937
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 28M
    Length 383M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830622

Comments on the geologic information

  • G-TOB: MASSIVE SULFIDE MAXIMUM DEPTH OF MINERALIZATION AT LASAIL DEPOSIT IN 225 M. G-ATU, G-MTU: UNKNOWN. G-AWM: UNKNOWN STRIKE IS NORTH-SOUTH, DIP IS UNKNOWN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1974
Mining method Caving Methods - Sublevel Caving
Year of first production 1983
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Wadi Jiza

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Oman Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Oman
    Year 1980

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER IS WHOLLY OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF OMAN

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Indicated 15000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 15000000mt ore
    Total resources 15000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.1 wt-pct Copper Major 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Indicated 12000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.1 wt-pct Copper Major 1987
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Indicated 7000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 7000000mt ore
    Total resources 7000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1 g/mt Gold Minor 1989
    Copper Cu 2 wt-pct Copper Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Indicated 12000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.1 wt-pct Copper Major 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINING J., 7/1/88, P5; MINING J., 1/26/90, P67. (12/31/87) MCF, (12/31/82)
  • FORMERLY # 5230000001A. CONTAINS THREE DEPOSITS CURRENTLY UNDER STUDY FOR A GOVERNMENT MINING PROJECT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL CAVING 10-75
    Percent Waste Rock 5
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Slope of Inclines 10
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 3500
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 15.71
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1987

Comments on the workings information

  • UNKNOWN RAINFALL RANGES FROM 8-14 CM/YR. EVAPORATION RATE RANGES FROM 80-100 CM/YR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANON. 1977. COPPER PROSPECTS FOR ARABIAN GULF: MINING

  • Reserve-Resource

    MAGAZINE. AUGUST. P.103.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, 7/1/88, P. 5.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, 1/26/90, P. 67-69

  • Deposit

    ANON. 1973. OMAN MAKING HEADWAY: WORLD MINING. NOVEMBER,

  • Deposit

    PP. 37-38.

  • Deposit

    ANON. 1977. OMAN COPPER MINING VENTURE TO START: JIDDAH ARAB

  • Deposit

    NEWS. AUGUST. P. 4.

  • Deposit

    ANON. 1977. OMAN COPPER PROJECT MOVES FORWARD: MINING

  • Deposit

    JOURNAL. JULY 22. P.63.

  • Deposit

    ANON. 1977. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MORE COPPER DEPOSITS IN

  • Deposit

    OMAN: NORTHERN MINER. JULY 14.

  • Deposit

    ANON. 1978. BIG OMAN COPPER PROJECT STEP CLOSER TO PRODUCT-

  • Deposit

    ION: NORTHERN MINER. FEBRUARY 2.

  • Deposit

    ANON. 1978. OMAN MINING COMPANY FORMED: MINING JOURNAL.

  • Deposit

    VOL. 290. NO. 7431, JANUARY 20. P. 46.

  • Deposit

    ANON. 1979 OMAN COPPER PROJECT UNDERWAY: MINING MAGAZINE

  • Deposit

    SEPTEMBER. P.169.

  • Deposit

    MEED. 1979. ECONOMY GETS COPPER BOTTOM: JUNE. P.42.

  • Deposit

    MIDDLE EAST ECONOMIC SURVEY. OMAN. VOL. XXI, NO. 14.

  • Deposit

    JANUARY 23, 1978.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-OCT-95 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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