Mine detail: Um Bogma

Previously called 'Om Bogma'

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Location

Lat / long:

28.98255, 33.36809

Resource(M)

Primary:	Manganese
Tertiary:	Copper
Ore:	Pyrolusite
Gangue:	Alunite, Calcite, Dolomite, Gypsum, Kaolinite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR FILLING OF DOLINES, SPHERULITIC HORIZONS
Discovery year:	1898

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Um Bogma Formation
Host type:	Dolomite
Alteration processes:	Oxidation

References

MRDS	AD00117
DEP	10003786
Reference	EL SHARKAWI, M.A., EL AREF, M.M. AND ABDEL MOTELI B,.A., 1990. MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN A CARBONIFEROUS PALEOKARST PROFILE, UM BOGMA REGION, WEST-CENTRAL SINAI, EGYPT. MINERAL DEPOSITA, 25 : 34-4
Reporter	Pracejus, Bernard.M.