Mine detail: Gebel El Russas Mine

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Location: Egypt, Africa
Lat / long: 25.19946, 34.63468
dep_id: 10079525
mrds_id: W029148
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Anglesite, Smithsonite
gangue: Pyromorphite
orebody_fm: POCKET-DISSEMINATED
Reporter: Tabarak
hrock_type: Carbonate
arock_type: Diorite,Metasedimentary Rock
tectonic: A Series Of Tectonic Disturbances Represented By N-W Faults
disc_yr: 1840
discr: Egyptyan Millitary Leaders
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: REPORT ON GENERALIZATIONOF GEOLOGICAL DATA ON MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.A.R. CARRIED OUT UNDERCONTRACT 1247 IN 1966-68 BY KOCHIN AND BASSYUNI
  • Deposit:: REPORT ON GENERALIZATION OF GEOLOGICAL DATA ON MINERAL RESURCES OF THE U.A.R. CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT 1247 IN 1966-68 KOCHIN AND BASSYUN
  • Deposit:: 1912 DESCRIPTION OF GEBL EL RUSAS DEPOSIT BLANKENHORN
  • Deposit:: 1956-61 DESCRIPTION OF GEBL EL RUSAS DEPOSIT TISCHENDORF, STOLBERGER
  • Deposit:: 1966 PUBLISHED REPRT ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE RED SEA COAST BETWEEN MERSA ALAM AND RAS SHAGARA EL AKKAD AND DARDIR
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