Plant

Abu Dabbab

Egypt
Niobium (Columbium)TantalumTin
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Commodities
PrimaryNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum
TertiaryTin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsAlbite, Microcline, Muscovite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
Discovery year1944
Identification
Deposit ID10158883
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates25.34025, 34.54305
References
AMIN, M.S., A TIN-TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT IN EGYPT, ECONOMICGEOLOGY, 1947, V. 42, #7, PP. 637-671.CLARKE, F.E., THE WATER RESOURCES OF EGYPT AND THEIRRELATION TO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, JOINT EGYPT/UNITEDSTATES REPORT ON COOPERATIVE ENERGY ASSESSMENT, PART EDEPARTMENT OF ENRGY, 1979, V. 2, PP. 103-164.SABET, A.H., CHABENENKO, V., AND TSOGOEV, V., TIN-TUNGSTENAND RARE METAL MINERALIZATION IN CENTRAL EASTERN DESERTOF EGYPT, ANNALS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF EGYPT, 1971V III, PP. 75-87.IBID., PROBLEMS OF GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OFTANTALUM DEPOSITS IN APAGRANITES DURING STAGES OFPROSPECTION AND EXPLORATION, PP. 87-109.IBID, SARIN, L.P., AZAZI, S.A., EL BEDEWI, M.A., ANDGHOBRIAL, G.A., TIN-TANTALUM DEPOSIT OF ABU DABBAB, 1976V. VI, PP. 93-117.IBID., BABURIN, L.M., AND ZHARKOV, V.M., MANIFESTATION OFRARE METAL MINERALIZATION OF APOGRANITE TYPE IN THECENTRAL DESERT OF EGYPT, 1976, V. VI, PP. 75-95.IBID., SHIBANIN, S.P., EL KADI, M.B., AND AWAD, S., THEPLACER TIN DEPOSITS OF ABU DABBAB, IGLA, AND NUWEIBI,1976, V. VI, PP. 169-180.SAID, R., THE GEOLOGY OF EGYPT, ELSEVIER PUBLISHING CO.:AMSTERDAM, 1962, P. 377.TANTALUM PRODUCERS INTERNATIONAL STUDY CENTER, "THE CEHMICALPROCESSING OF TANTALUM SOURCE MATERIAL," SECONDQUARTERLY BULLETIN, ISSUE #10, JUNE 1977.MINERAL DEPOSITS IN EGYPT (UNDER INVESTIGATION), PAPER NO.61, MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND MINERAL WEALTH, THEGEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF EGYPT AND MINING AUTHORITY, 1974,PAGE 15, TABLE 2.