Mine detail: Khneifiss

Previously called 'South MineCentral MineAl Abtar'

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Location

Lat / long:

34.16553, 38.00143

Resource(B)

Primary:	Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium
Discovery year:	1958

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Chemical Sediment, Marine
Production size:	None
Development status:	Prospect
First production started:	1971
Last production ended:	1982

Geology

Host rock:	Maestrichtian;Campanian;Campanian
Host type:	Limestone,Chert
Structure:	E-W Fault, Sinistral

References

MRDS	ISM0437
DEP	10024701
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:: MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & MINERAL RESOURCES, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, 1975: MINERAL EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT IN SYRIA. HUNTING GEOL. GEOPH. LTD., REPORT ON CONSULTANCY}{Deposit:: AFTEH, S.A., FARADJEV, V.A., 1963: POSITION STRATIGRAPHIQUE DES PHOSPHATES EN SYRIE, BULLETIN DE LA SOCIETE GEOLOGIQUE DE FRANCE, (7),V., P.1076-1084, PARIS}{Production:: MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & MINERAL RESOURCES, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, 1975: MINERAL EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT IN SYRIA. HUNTING GEOL. & GEOPH. LTD., REPORT ON CONSULTANCY}
Reporter	Krauss, Ulrich H.