Mine detail: El Gedida Iron Ore Mine

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Location: Egypt, Africa
Lat / long: 28.4493, 29.1848
dep_id: 10079546
mrds_id: W029174
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Goethite, Hematite
gangue: Alabandite, Barite, Calcite, Dolomite, Gypsum, Halite, Magnetite, Manganite, Opal, Psilomelane, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Quartz, Siderite
work_type: Unknown
Reporter: Tabarak
hrock_type: Clay, Mud,Gravel,Sand and Gravel
Year first produced: 1965
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: GEOLOGY OF THREE IRON ORE OCCURRENCES BY OSMAN M., 1964
  • Deposit:: GEOLOGY AND EVALUATION OF THREE IRON ORE OCCURRENCES. (GEBEL GHORABI-NASSER, AND EL GEDIDA) BAHARIYA OASES,WESTERN DESERT, U.A.R. BY OSMAN MHARAM 1964
  • Deposit:: AMER, H.I. 1968 MINERALOGICAL AND GEOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE IRON ORE DEPOSIT EL GEDIDA AREA, BAHARIYA OASES, W.D. EGYPT. MSC. THESIS FAC. OF SCI. CAIRO UNIV.
  • Deposit:: BASTA, E.Z., AMER, H.I. 1969: EL GEDIDA IRON ORES AND THEIR ORIGIN, BAHARIYA OASES, W.D. EGYPT ECON. GEOL. V.64 NO. 4 P. 424.
  • Deposit:: BASTA, E.Z. A54 AMER, H.I. 1970: MINERALOGICAL INVESTIGATION ON THE IRON DEPOSITS OF E3 GEDIDA AREA, BAHARIYA OASES U.A.R. BULL. FAC. SC. CAIRO UNIV. NO# 43# P. 189-216,217-236,237-269.
  • Deposit:: 1963 FIELD WORK SALAH EL-AKKAD AND B. TSSAWI
  • Deposit:: 1964 FIELD WORK OSMAN, M.
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