Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1983
Discovery year1974
Identification
Deposit ID10207258
Alternate namesWadi Jiza Region, Lasail, Bayda, ArjaWadi Jiza
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates24.24937, 56.41764
References
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