| Deposit ID | 10280681 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7290000067 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Helwan Area |
| Geographic coordinates: | 31.33506, 29.84918 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Tertiary |
| Limestone, General | Tertiary |
| (1) | 31.33506, 29.84918 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7290000067 |
REPORT ON THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN MINISTRY
OF FINANCE. CAIRO, 1922, 50 PP.
R. SAID. THE GEOLOGY OF EGYPT. A.A. BALKEMA (ROTTERDAM).
1990, PP. 511-566.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF EGYPT. T.P.
DOLLEY. CH. IN MINERALS YEARBOOK 1993, PP. 41-45.
MINERAL MAP OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND MINING
AUTHORITY. 1979, 44 PP.
B.A. KOMHAUSER. TRIP REPORT-FIELD EVALUATION OF THE MINERAL
INDUSTRIES OF EGYPT & ISRAEL. SEPT, 2-22, 1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARRIES USED FOR CEMENT PRODUCTION. PLANT HAS A CAPACITY OF 1.4MT. BLASTING DONE ON SHIFTS 2 AND 3; TWICE A WEEK. BLAST HOLES ON 5M CENTERS, 6M FROM FACE, DEPTH 30-55M. ANFO USED AS EXPLOSIVE. 15000 TPD MINED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-MAR-1997 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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