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Sebaiya West

Producer in Egypt with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232106
MAS/MILS ID 7290000010
Record type Site
Current site name Sebaiya West
Alternate or previous names El Mahamid

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 32.66808, 25.16618 (WGS84)
Elevation 50
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 32.66808, 25.16618
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 8M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 830505
  • Area 13000HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 13000
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • IN SITU ORE DENSITY 2.0 TO 2.25 MT/CUBIC METER

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1870
Mining method Strip-Level
Year of first production 1908
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Abu Zaabal Fertilizer And Chemical Co.
    Interest 100

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Description P2o5 Content Is 22.4% 399000 Mt Ore/Day
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 399000mt 22wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • DATE OF DISCOVERY IS APPROXIMATE THE ORIGINAL PERIOD OF PRODUCTION CEASED ON 1925. PRESENT PRODUCTION BEGAN IN 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SELTRUST ENGINEERING LTD REFERENCES 1968 EGYPT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT, GIVES 86.9 MILLION TONS AT CUT-OFF OF 16% P2O5. AMOUNT OF RESERVES AND PROBABILITY LEVELS UNCLEAR.
  • MINING RECOVERY IS 85 PERCENT

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 13000HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 8
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 12
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 70
    Capacity 2000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1985
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 13000HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 8
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 12
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 70
    Capacity 3000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP, WORLD SURVEY, 4TH ED, 1980

  • Deposit

    SELTRUST ENGINEERING LIMITED, ENGINEERING, GEOLOGY AND COST

  • Deposit

    REPORT, 1978

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1301 MAP, SHEET NG 36, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1979, P 514

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1971, P 74

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JAN 1979, P 57 AND 73

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NOV 1976, P 26

  • Deposit

    SELTRUST ENGINEERING LIMITED, CONFIDENTIAL REPORT ON WEST

  • Deposit

    SEBAIYA PHOSPHATE STUDY

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, OCT 1983, P. 13.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, OCT 5, 1984, P. 243.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL FEB 8, 1985, P. 100.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, APRIL 1985, P. 146.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED., LONDON, 1987, 274 PP.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JAN 1988, P. 7.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT AREA IS 13,000 HECTARES ORE ZONE THICKNESS 0.5 METERS MIN, 2.5 METERS MAX. MAXIMUM DEPTH TO MINERALIZED ZONE 20 METERS. DIPS 1 TO 1.5 DEGREES NW, DIPS 5 TO 6 DEGREES ACROSS ZONE. 3.5 TO 4 KM WIDE-SYNCLINAL STRUCTURE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Bitar U.S. Bureau of Mines

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