Occurrence

Baid Al Jimalah

Saudi Arabia
TungstenTin
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Tin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Sandstone · Murdama Group
StructureSmall Pluton Of Late Proterozoic Porphyritic Granite And Associated Hornfels .
Tectonic settingIntracratonic
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1980
Identification
Deposit ID10024799
MRDS IDISM0551
Alternate namesBa'Id Al Jimalah
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates25.1494, 42.68455
References
LOFTS,P.G., 1986, BA'ID AL JIMALAH TUNGSTEN PROJECT, NAJD REGION, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, IN A.R. DRYSDALL,C.R. RAMSAY, AND D.B. STOESER, (EDS.), FELSIC PLUTONIC ROCKS AND ASSOCIATED MINERALIZATION OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, JO URNAL OF AFRICAN EARCH SCIENCES, VOL. 4, P. 229-236.COLE,J.C., 1981, STRUCTURE, LATERAL ZONATION AND GENESIS OF A PROTEROZOIC STOCKWORK TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERI CA, ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS 1981, VOL. 13, NO. 7, P. 429.KAMILLI,R.J., 1986, GENESIS AND EVOLUTION OF THE BAID AL JIMALAH TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA; SAUDI ARABIAN DEPUTY MINISTRY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL RECORD UGSG-TR 06-2, 54P.ELLIOTT,J.E. AND COLE,J.C., 1986, BAID AL JIMALAH WEST TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT - R ESULTS OF TRENCH EXCAVATION, SAMPLING AND DETAILED MAPPING, KINGDOM OF SAUDI AR ABIA; SAUDI ARABIAN DEPUTY MINISTRY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL RECORD USGS -TR 06-3, 43 P.SMITH, E.A., BARNES, D.P., JOHNSON, P.R., BOGNAR, B., GARFIELD, L., AND SCHEIBNER, E., 1984, A REVIEW OF THE GEOLOGY, MINERALIZATION, AND MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES, DEPUTY MINISTRY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES, OPEN-FILE REPORT RF-OF-05-1.