Mine detail: Makhtesh

Previously called 'Makhtesh Qatan'

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Location

Lat / long: 30.99908, 35.16809

Resource(B)

Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Chemical Sediment, Marine
Production size: None
Development status: Prospect
First production started: 1965
Last production ended: 1982

Geology

Host type:Limestone
Structure:Zin Syncline

References

MRDSISM0430
DEP10024696
Reference{Deposit:: BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON}{Deposit:: AXELROD, S., METZER, A., ROHRLICH, V., 1980: THE PETROGRAPHY OF ISRAELI PHOSPHATES AS RELATED TO THEIR BENEFICIATION. MARINE PHOSPHORITES-GEOCHEMISTRY, OCCURANCE, GENESIS, TULSA/OKLAHOMA}{Deposit:: NATHAN, Y. ET AL., 1979: THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEGEV PHOSPHORITES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL, BULLETIN 73, JERUSALEM}{Production:: BUNDESSTELLE FUER AUSSENHANDELSINFORMATION, 20.2.1980}
ReporterKrauss, Ulrich H.