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Aghwar

Prospect in Jordan with commodity Potassium
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  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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256072
MAS/MILS ID 5110000004
Record type Site
Current site name Aghwar

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 35.50142, 31.49904 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jordan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Jordan

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG FOR DEAD SEA.
  • THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES ARE FOR THE DEAD SEA. THE POTASH IS EXTRACTED FROM DEAD SEA BRINES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 35.50142, 31.49904
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Arab Potash Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Jordan
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. NEW AND EXPANDING MINES AND

  • Deposit

    PLANTS. SEPTEMBER 1977, P. 48.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. OTHER INDUSTRIAL MINERALS.

  • Deposit

    JANUARY 1978, P. 80.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-SEP-1992 Reed / Ewu, Chiang U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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