Mine detail: Nahal Zin

Previously called 'En YahavHor HaharEin Yuhan'

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Location

Lat / long: 30.71576, 35.18474

Resource(B)

Primary: Uranium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite
Discovery year: 1930

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Chemical Sediment, Marine
Production size: None
Development status: Prospect
First production started: 1977
Last production ended: 1982

Geology

Host rock:Ghareb Formation;Mishash Formation;Menuha Formation
Host type:Limestone,Chert
Structure:Zin Syncline

References

MRDSISM0431
DEP10096962
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, OCCURRENCE, 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.