Mine detail: Wadi Sawawin 0414

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Location

Lat / long: 27.91593, 35.76804

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large
Development status: Producer

Geology

Structure:Each Of The Five Iron Ore Deposits In The Wadi Sawawin Region Is Considered To Be Part Of What Was Originally A Single Jaspilite Sheet That Has Since Been Cut, By Erosion And Local Faulting, Into Separate Deposits.

References

MRDSWA00004
DEP10086433
ReferenceSMITH, E.A., BARNES, C.P., JOHNSON, P.R., BOGNAR, V., GARFIELD, L., AND SCHEIBNER, E., 1984, A REVIEW OF THE GEOLOGY, MINERALIZATION, AND MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES, DEPUTY MINISTRY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES, OPEN-FILE REPORT RF-OF-05-1
ReporterJenness, Jane E.