Marada

Prospect in Libya with commodities Potassium, Magnesite, Salt
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 10304644
MAS/MILS ID 7250000009
Record type Site
Current site name Marada

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 19.21828, 29.28266 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Libya(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Libya

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Tertiary
Magnesite Tertiary
Salt Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 19.21828, 29.28266

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1.6MMT @ 40% K2O AND 7.5 MMT MGCL2. DRILLING IN 1961.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS. MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (MRDS) 1994.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR, LTD. WORLD SURVEY OF POTASH RESOURCES.

  • Deposit

    4TH ED. 1985, PP. 58-59.

  • Deposit

    G.H. GOUDARZI. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LIBYA.

  • Deposit

    A RECONNAISSANCE. USGS PROF. PAPER 660, 1970, 140 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT COVERS 150 SQ. KM AREA, IN SHALLOW EVAPORITE BASIN. BRINE HAS CONC. OF 20.45% NA, 13.05% K, 2.28% MG AT CENTER, DECREASING AT EDGES. EXPL. WORK IN 1939 BY ITALIANS. PROPOSED FOR 10,000 TPY K2O OPERATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-SEP-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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