| Deposit ID | 10304384 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5110000005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Hasa/El Abiad |
| Alternate or previous names | El Hasa/ El Abiad, El Abiuth, Wadi El Abiya0, El Hasa, El Hassa, El Abiad, Wadi El Abiuth, Quatrana |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 36.00141, 30.81577 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 800 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jordan(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Jordan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | 36.00141, 30.81577 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.6M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 23M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1903 |
| Mining method | Strip-Level |
| Year of first production | 1963 |
| Milling method | Washing |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jordan Phosphate Mines Co, S. A. |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 4933HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5110000005 |
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. MARCH 1980, PP. 103-109.
MINING MAGAZINE. MARCH, 1980, PP.205
ARAB FEDERATION CHEMICAL FERTILIZATION PRODUCERS QUARTERLY
JOURNAL, ISSUE 4, SECOND YEAR, DECEMBER 1980.
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP., WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS,
4TH EDITION, 1980.
COPPENS, R., BASHIR, S., AND RICHARD, P., RADIOACTIVITY OF
EL HASA PHOSPHATES, A PRELIMINARY STUDY: MINERALIUM
DEPOSITA, VOL. 12, 1977, PP. 189-196.
EARTH SCIENCES, INC., URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATE RESOURCES OF THE
FREE WORLD, U.S. DEPT. ENERGY, CONTRACT GJBX 110-79,
GRAND JUNCTION, 1979, P. 60-62
EL HASA AND ABIAD, WORLD MINING, OCT. 1979
HASSAN, A. ABU, PHOSPHATE ROCK IN JORDAN, ISMA MIDDLE EAST
REGIONAL MEETING, FEBRUARY 1981
I.B.R.D., TERMS OF REFERENCE OF EL HASA, 1975
JONES, G.K., THE INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF JORDAN, INDUSTRIAL
MINERALS, JAN. 1980
JORDAN MINES PHOSPHATE, MINING MAGAZINE, PP. 376-389,
MAY 1981.
JORDAN PREPARED FOR MAJOR PHOSPHATE BOOM, E &M.J., VOL 166,
NO. 7, JULY 1965.
THE JORDANIAN PHOSPHATE MINING INDUSTRY, RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
AT EL HASA AND FUTURE PLANS, PHOS. & POT., NO. 34,
MARCH/APRIL, 1968.
REEVES, J.J. AND SAADI, T.A.K., FACTORS CONTROLLING THE
DEPOSITION OF SOME PHOSPHATE BEARING STRATA FROM
JORDAN, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 66, 1971, PP. 451-465.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS COVER APPROXIMATELY 4933 HECTARES. THREE BEDS ARE MINED; ONE AT 15M, ONE AT 32M, AND ONE AT 40M THE THICKNESS OF THE UPPER BED VARIES FROM 0.4 TO 0.8M; THE THICKNESS OF THE LOWER BEDS ARE 0.5M. |
| Deposit | THE EL ABIAD DEPOSIT IS HELD BY CONCESSIONS. INVESTMENT FIGURES FOR SURFACE, CONCENTRATOR, AND PRODUCT DATA SETS ARE ROUNDED TO NEAREST 1000 DOLLARS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-APR-95 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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