Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsChrysocolla, Malachite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1965
Discovery year1959
Identification
Deposit ID10304007
Alternate namesTimna
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates29.74915, 34.9181
References
MINING MAG. 9-76U 133 P245.76-77 WORLD MINES REGISTER P.101.75 E/MJ DIRECTORY OF MINES.BARTURA, Y. AND WURZBURGER,V. "THE TIMNA COPPER DEPOSIT",CENTENAIRE DE LA SOCIETE GEOLOGIQUE DE BELGIGE, GISEMENTSTRATIFORMES ET PROVINCES CUPRIFERES.LIEGE,1974PP277-285.TSUR LAVIE,YEHOSHUA AND DENEKAMP,SAUL."APPLICATION OF STRESSMEASUREMENTS TO THE SOLUTION OF UNDERGROUND STABILITYPROBLEMS AT THE TIMNA COPPER MINE,"INTERNATIONALSYMPOSIUM ON FIELD MEASUREMENTS IN ROCK MECHANICS.ZURICH, APRIL 4-6.VERED-WEISS, J.GRABER,E.H., AND GOOD,JOHN,E. "HOW TIMNACOPPER MINES INCREASED OUTPUT AND RAISED WORKEREFFICIENCY," WORLD MINING. JAN. 1971, PP.36-41.