| Deposit ID | 10231387 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5020000004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kneifess |
| Alternate or previous names | Khneifiss |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 38.08472, 34.08216 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Syria(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Syria |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chalcedony | Unknown |
| Chert | Unknown |
| Collophane | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 38.08472, 34.08216 |
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| Thickness | 3.5M | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1933 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1971 |
| Milling method | Sizing |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | General Co. Of Phosphate And Mines- Gecopham (Government) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Syria |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Mining 28% P2o5 400000 Mt Ore/Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 16000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 16000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 16000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 25000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 25000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 25000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5020000004 |
BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED., LONDON, 1987, PP174-175.
BRITISH SULPHUR, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 1980.
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, PHOSPHATIC DEPOSITS IN SYRIA AND SAFAGA
DISTRICT, EGYPT, VOL. 61, 1966, PP. 1142-1161.
EARTH SCIENCES, INC., URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATES RESOURCES AND
TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS OF URANIUM RECOVERY FROM
PHOSPHATE RESOURCES, UNITED STATES AND FREE WORLD,
VOL. 1, 1979.
UNITED STATES, BUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL TRADE NOTES, VOL.
57, NO. 3, SEPTEMBER 1963.
67, NO. 2, FEBRUARY 1970.
75, NO. 2, FEBRUARY 1978.
WORLD BANK, WORLD PHOSPHATE SURVEY BACKGROUND PAPERS,
SEPTEMBER 1979.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIP OF ORE = 10-15 DEGREES. TWO PHOSPHATE BEDS- LOWER BED AVG 3.92 METERS, UPPER BED AVG 3.36 METERS THICK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-JAN-1995 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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