Plant

Hor Hahar

Israel
Phosphorus-PhosphatesUraniumAluminumSilicaMagnesiteIronCalciumSodiumFluorine-FluoriteChlorine
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium, Aluminum, Silica, Magnesite, Iron, Calcium, Sodium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Chlorine
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsCalcite, Chert
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1978
Discovery year1930
Identification
Deposit ID10207164
Alternate namesZin Mine Complex, Nahal Zin
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates31.84902, 35.10143
References
ANONYMOUS, ISRAEL, MINERALS YEARBOOK, WORLD REVIEW 1978-79.ANONYMOUS, NEGEV PHOSPHATES COME OF AGE: PHOSPHORUS &POTASSIUM, NO. 107, MAY/JUNE, 1980, P. 27-32ANONYMOUS, PHOSPHATES; E. & M.J., JANUARY, 1979.DEVOTO, R, H, AND STEVENS, D. N., URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATEDEPOSITS OF THE FREE WORLD, U.S. DEPT. ENERGY CONTRACT,GRAND JUNCTION, GJBX 110 (79), 1979, P. 386-390.FERTECON (MIKE MEW), ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE ISRALIPHOSPHATE ROCK INDUSTRY, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 1981INTERNATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCES EVALUATION PROGRAM (IUREP),NO. 139, ISRAEL, AIEA, VIENNA, 1980.KETZINEL, Z., URANIUM SOURCES, PRODUCTION AND DEMAND INISRAEL: IN, URANIUM AND THORIUM RESOURCES, VOL. 8, U.N.INT'L CONF. PEACEFUL USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY, GENEVA,1972, PP. 113-119.NATHAN, Y. AND SHILONI, Y., EXPLORATION FOR URANIUM INPHOSPHORITES. A NEW STUDY ON URANIUM IN ISRAEL PHOSPHO-RITES. IN: EXPLORATION FOR URANIUM ORE DEPOSITS: IAEA,VIENNA, PP. 645-655, 1976.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JANUARY 1982, P. 50.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JULY 1982, P. 55.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, AUGUST 1982, P.66 .PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 130, MARCH/APRIL 1984, PP 18-23PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 131, MAY/JUNE 1984, PP 20-24E&MJ, NOVEMBER 1984, P 17.PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 147, JANUARY/FEB. 1984 P 37.PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 148, MARCH/APRIL 1984, P 13.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JANUARY 1986, P61.E&MJ, AUGUST 1987, PP13-14.PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 152, NOV/DEC. 1987, P 14MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1987, P. 454.MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1988, P. 427.