| Deposit ID | 60000686 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0433 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Ruseifa |
| Alternate or previous names | North Mine, Ras Al Ain, Zarqa, Far South Area, Arrasifa, Zarka, Impresit, El-Zarga |
| Geographic coordinates: | 36.05142, 32.0157 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | LOCATION DATA OF SEVERAL ORE BODIES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED (ORIGINAL DATA REFER TO PALESTINEAN UTM-GRID); PRECISION ABOUT 0.5 KM. SS-MINE: 31 DEG. 59'N; 36 DEG. 02'E TO 32 DEG. 00'N; 36 DEG. 03'E; ZARKA-A: 31 DEG. 59'N; 36 DEG. 03'E TO 32 DEG. 00'N; 36 DEG. 04'E; ZARKA-B: 32 DEG. 00'N; 36 DEG. 04'E TO 32 DEG. 02'N; 36 DEG. 06'E |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jordan(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Jordan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| (1) | 36.05142, 32.0157 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Discovery year | 1903 |
| Year of first production | 1937 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | JORDAN PHOSPHATE MINES CO. (JPMC), STATE OWNED |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | JORDAN PHOSPHATE MINES CO. S.A. (JPMC) |
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON
WIESEMANN, G., 1976: THE POTENTIAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN JORDAN. NATURAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, VOL.3, P.56-71, TUEBINGEN
JORDAN PHOSPHATE MINES CO. LTD., 1974: PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS IN JORDAN, 2ND. ARAB CONFERENCE FOR MINERAL RESOURCES, PART III, PHOSPHATE SECTION, P.28-44, JEDDAH
YOUSSEF, M.I. AND KARAM, S.Y., 1972: PETROGRAPHY OF SOME JORDANIAN PHOSPHATE ROCKS, 1969: 6TH ARAB SCI. CONGRESS, (4:B), P.933-942, DAMASKUS
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