Mine detail: El Hamrawein

Previously called 'El Hamarwen'

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Location

Lat / long: 26.1994, 34.10137

Resource(N)

Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Discovery year: 1964

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Chemical Sediment, Marine
Production size: None
Development status: Prospect

Geology

Host type:Shale,Chert

References

MRDSISM0425
DEP10024691
Reference{Deposit:: BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON}{Deposit:: OMARA, S., 1965: PHOSPHATIC DEPOSITS IN SYRIA AND SAFAGA DISTRICT, EGYPT. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL.60, P.214-227}{Deposit:: BURGGRAEF, W. & MUELLER, H.G., 1965: DIE PHOSPHATLAGERSTAETTE HAMRAWEIN IN DER ARABISCHEN WUESTE. ERZMETALL, VOL.XVIII, NO.10}{Deposit:: EL SAYED & EL TARABILI, 1969: PALEOGEOGRAPHY, PALEOECOLOGY....PHOSPHATIC SEDIMENTS IN THE QUSEIR SAFAGA AREA, VAR.- ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL.64, P.172-182}
ReporterKrauss, Ulrich H.