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Hamrawein

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. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257140
MAS/MILS ID 7290000003
Record type Site
Current site name Hamrawein
Alternate or previous names El Hamra, Kueik

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 33.95137, 26.26609 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
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
Calcite Unknown
Collophane Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 33.95137, 26.26609
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.5M
    Area 1250HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1250
    Date of Last Modification 830427

Comments on the geologic information

  • COLLOPHANE PELLETS FINE SAND SIZE (0.25 TO 0.50MM) TO GRAVEL SIZE (2 TO 4MM)
  • STRIKE AND DIP OF THE ORE ZONE IS VARIABLE DIPS 5 TO 10 DEGREES, UP TO 20 DEGREES. IN-PLACE DENSITY IS 1.9 MT/CUBIC METER (EST)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1964
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Year of first production 1978
Milling method Washing

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Misr Phosphate Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Egypt
    Year 1985

Production statistics

  • Year 1978
    Description Mining 25% P2o5 50000 Metric Tons Ore/Day
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major P2O5 Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 50000mt 25wt-pct
  • Year 1983
    Description 180000 4/Yr.

Comments on the production information

  • MILL RECOVERY IS ESTIMATED AT 66%
  • 1978 INITIAL PRODUCTION 50000 MT ORE/DAY EXPLORATION METHOD NOT GIVEN. DISCOVERED IN 1964 BY GOVERNMENT SPONSORED SURVEY.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Indicated 40000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 40000000mt ore
    Total resources 40000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 17 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINING RECOVERY IS 80%

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 140M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Recovery 80
    Number of Shafts 10
    Capacity 4270
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 281
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on the workings information

  • MILL SITE ON SHORE OF RED SEA POWER PLANT ALREADY LOCATED NEAR MILL. POWER LINES TO MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    SANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHEMICAL ECONOMICS HANDBOOK -

  • Reserve-Resource

    PHOSPHATE ROCK, MARCH, 1980

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS,

  • Deposit

    4TH EDITION, 1980

  • Deposit

    BUNCH, J P, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1981

  • Deposit

    DENHANS, C, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1981

  • Deposit

    DE VOTO, R H AND D N STEVENS, URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES ABD TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS OF URANIUM RECOVERY

  • Deposit

    IRON PHOSPHATE RESOURCES, UNITED STATES AND THE FREE

  • Deposit

    WORLD, EARTH SCIENCES INC, JUNE, 1979

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1981

  • Deposit

    WORLD BANK, WORLD PHOSPHATE SURVEY BACKGROUND PAPERS, SEPT

  • Deposit

    1979 (USE ONLY WITH WORLD BANK AUTHORIZATION)

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, CATELOG AND DIRECTORY #1980, 1980

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER, 1972

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, VOL 125, NO 3, SEPTEMBER, 1974

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER, 1976

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, AUGUST, 1977, P147

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JAN, 1971, P74

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NOV, 1976 P26

  • Deposit

    2ND EDITION, 1964

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR, LTD. WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS.

  • Deposit

    5TH ED., 1987, PP. 161-162.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (MRDS)

  • Deposit

    1996.

  • Deposit

    F. HABASHI AND F.A. BASSYOUNI. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARAB

  • Deposit

    COUNTRIES. CHEMECON PUB. (QUEBEC). 1982, PP. 18-27.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT AREA = 1250 HECTARES HAMRAWEIN MINE IS 1.2M TPY USING UG METHODS. MINING BEGAN IN 1978. 1990 PRODUCTION 592KT. ORE GRADE 28% P2O5.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-JAN-97 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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