| Deposit ID | 60000690 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0438 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Akashat |
| Alternate or previous names | Rutba |
| Geographic coordinates: | 40.00139, 33.69886 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | LOCATION DATA FROM MAP IN RF3. THE OPEN PITS LOCATED ON THE EDGE OF THE SYRIAN DESERT SOME 150 KM FROM THE AL QAIM FERTILIZER COMPLEX, WHICH IS DUE TO START PRODUCTION DURING 1982. AL QAIM FERTILIZER CAPACITY IS 1250 TPD P2O5, AND 1100 TPD TSP, MAP, NPK-PRODUCTS. TWO "DEPOSITS" (WORLD MINING, VOL.35, NO.8, 1982, P.139, SAN FRANCISCO) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iraq(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Iraq |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| (1) | 40.00139, 33.69886 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Anticline |
| Structure description | GAARA ANTICLINE |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Discovery year | 1960 |
| Year of first production | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | NATIONAL IRAQI MINERAL CO., STATE ORGANIZATION FOR MINERALS (SOM) |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | SYNDICAT BELGE D'ENTREPRISE A L'ETRANGER (SYBETRA) |
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON
AL-BASSAM, K.S., 1975: THE MINERALOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND GENESIS OF THE AKASHAT PHOSPHORITE DEPOSIT, WESTERN IRAQ. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF IRAK, VOL.IX, P.1-33, BAGDAD
NATIONAL IRAQI MINERAL CO., 1974: AKASHAT PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT AND ITS INDUSTRIAL EXPLOITATION IN: 2ND ARAB CONF. FOR MINERAL RESOURCES, PART III, PHOSPHATES SECTION, JEDDAH
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