Past Producer

Gebel El Russas Mine

Egypt
LeadZinc
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Description

Egyptyan Millitary Leaders

Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPOCKET-DISSEMINATED
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Smithsonite
GanguePyromorphite
Geology
Host rockCarbonate
Associated rockDiorite,Metasedimentary Rock
Tectonic settingA Series Of Tectonic Disturbances Represented By N-W Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1840
Identification
Deposit ID10079525
MRDS IDW029148
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates25.19946, 34.63468
References
SRC.REF: REPORT ON GENERALIZATIONOF GEOLOGICAL DATA ON MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.A.R. CARRIED OUT UNDERCONTRACT 1247 IN 1966-68 BY KOCHIN AND BASSYUNIREPORT ON GENERALIZATION OF GEOLOGICAL DATA ON MINERAL RESURCES OF THE U.A.R. CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT 1247 IN 1966-68 KOCHIN AND BASSYUN1912 DESCRIPTION OF GEBL EL RUSAS DEPOSIT BLANKENHORN1956-61 DESCRIPTION OF GEBL EL RUSAS DEPOSIT TISCHENDORF, STOLBERGER1966 PUBLISHED REPRT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE RED SEA COAST BETWEEN MERSA ALAM AND RAS SHAGARA EL AKKAD AND DARDIR