Aswan

Producer in Egypt with commodities Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken
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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255650
MAS/MILS ID 7290000001
Record type Site
Current site name Aswan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 32.93136, 24.07956 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 32.93136, 24.07956

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SEPT 76-TABLE B-

  • Deposit

    1126 MINES ACCOUNTING FOR 90% OF ALL OUTPUT OTHER THAN COAL

  • Deposit

    POTENTIAL MINERAL RESOURCES OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN GEOLOGICAL

  • Deposit

    SURVEY AND MINING AUTHORITY. 1984, 144 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIZE OF OPERATION: 2142 TONNE/DAY 22 SITES IN AREA . REGIONAL PRODUCTION IN 1984 REPORTED AS 4200 M3.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-MAR-1997 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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