Al Falluja

Producer in Iraq with commodity Limestone, General
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 10305604
MAS/MILS ID 5050000003
Record type Site
Current site name Al Falluja

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 43.8846, 33.36554 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iraq(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Iraq

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 43.8846, 33.36554

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM. THE MINERALS INDUSTRY OF IRAQ. G.A. MORGAN.

  • Deposit

    CH. IN MINERALS YEARBOOK 1989, VOL. III, PP. 25-28.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BEGAN OPERATIONS IN 1975. SECOND PLANT CLOSED AFTER 1991. LS CAP: 290,000 TPY; KILN CAP: 240,000 TPY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-AUG-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.