| Deposit ID | 60000683 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0424 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Qusseir Deposits |
| Alternate or previous names | Quseir, Kosseir, Gebel Duwi, Nakheil, Hamadat, Atshan, Shigeili, Zug El Bahar, Tundub, Gihania, Nasser |
| Geographic coordinates: | 34.16807, 26.1661 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | AT LEAST 7 SMALL DEPOSITS IN SEPERATED GRABENS AND BASINS. NAMES OF KNOWN OPERATIONS: DUWI 26 DEG. 16'N, 34 DEG. 00'E; NASSER 26 DEG. 04'N, 34 DEG. 09'E; HAMADAT 25 DEG. 59'N, 34 DEG. 10'E; TUNDUB 25 DEG. 56'N, 34 DEG. 13'E; ZUG EL BAHAR 25 DEG. 58'N, 34 DEG. 19'E; ATSHAN 26 DEG. 06'N, 34 DEG. 11'E; GIHANIA 26 DEG. 07'N, 34 DEG. 13'E; ABU SHIGELLA 26 DEG. 16'N, 34 DEG. 08'E; ANZ 26 DEG. 10'N, 34 DEG. 10'E; HAMRAWEIN 26 DEG. 19'N, 34 DEG. 05'E (SEE SEPARATE FORM) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| (1) | 34.16807, 26.1661 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | SMALL BASINS AND GRABENS |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1911 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | RED SEA PHOSPHATE CO. |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | RED SEA PHOSPHATE CO. |
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON
HERMINA, M.H., 1974: REVIEW ON THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF EGYPT. 2ND ARAB CONFERENCE MINERAL RESOURCES, JEDDAH, PHOSPHATE SECTION, P.110-149
EL SAYED AND EL TARABILI, 1969: PALEOGEOGRAPHY, PALEOECOLOGY...PHOSPHATIC SEDIMENTS IN THE QUSEIR SAFAGA AREA/VAR. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL.64, P.172-182
OCEPEK, D., 1967: AUFBEREITUNGSPROBLEME BEI PHOSPHATERZEN AUS SAFAGA, VAR. ERZMETALL, VOL.XX, NO.4, P.165-168
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