Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR OR POCKETS
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Hematite
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony, Chamosite, Gibbsite, Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud · Clay Bands, Marl, Calcareous Clays
StructureA Fault Separates The Mass Of Gabal Ghorabi From Nasser Area In An E-W Direction., Lies Unconformably Above The Eroded Surface Of The Bahariya Formation. Minor Faults Of Short Extension.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1975
Identification
Deposit ID10100221
MRDS IDW029176
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates28.49929, 29.01814
References
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF EGYPT, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF GHORABI NASSER AREAS - VOL. 1, TEXT BY B. EL NAASAN AND A. EL TAHLAWIAFIA, M.S., NESSIM, S., 1952, INT. REPORT NO. 3/54, GEO. SURVEY CAIROEL SHAZLY E. M., 1959, INT. REPORT NO. 31/59, GEO. SURVEY CAIRO.EL SHAZLY, E.M., 1962, G.S.E. CAIRO, P. 501958 FIELD WORK ZAATOUT1964 EXPLORATION MAHGOU AND AMER1975 EXPLORATION ELNAASAN AND TAHLAWI