Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCalcite, Collophane, Dolomite
GangueHematite, Quartz, Siderite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1911
Identification
Deposit ID10081071
MRDS IDW032770
Alternate namesWasie, Mine No. 8, Um Hawytate Abu Shagala
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates26.89935, 33.93471
References
KOTB, H., ABDEL AZIM, Y.Y., AND KAMEL, O.A., 1971, BENEFICATION OF SAFAGA LOW GRADE PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT: ANNALS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF EGYPT, V. 1, P. 135-146HUME, W.F., 1925, GEOLOGY OF EGYPT: SURVEY OF EGYPT, VOL. 1, CAIRO 408 P.OMARA, S., 1965, PHOSPHATIC DEPOSITS IN SYRIA AND SAFAGA DISTRICT, EGYPT: ECON. GEOL., VOL. 6, P. 214-222.