Mex

Producer in Egypt with commodities Ash, Calcium, Salt, Stone, Dimension
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 10304869
MAS/MILS ID 7290000062
Record type Site
Current site name Mex

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.8515, 31.11582 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Ash Tertiary
Calcium Tertiary
Salt Tertiary
Stone, Dimension Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.8515, 31.11582

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REPORT ON THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN MINISTRY

  • Deposit

    OF FINANCE. CAIRO, 1922, 50 PP.

  • Deposit

    R. SAID. THE GEOLOGY OF EGYPT. A.A. BALKEMA (ROTTERDAM).

  • Deposit

    1990, PP. 511-566.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL MAP OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND MINING

  • Deposit

    AUTHORITY.1979, 44 PP.

  • Deposit

    A.M.A. WALI. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF EGYPT. PAPER 90-77

  • Deposit

    PRESENTED AT SME ANNUAL MEETING, SALT LAKE CITY, 1990.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SUPPLIED ALEXANDRIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. TWO TYPES OF QUARRIES: "GEBEL" QUARRIES MINED BY CONVENTIONAL EXPLOSIVE METHODS; "FEHERA" QUARRIES BELOW SEA LEVEL, CUT IN-SITU INTO BLOCKS WITH NO EXPLOSIVES REQUIRED. IN 1922, 421 QUARRIES IN THE AREA WERE BEING EXPLOITED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-MAR-1997 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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