| Lat / long: | 28.49929, 29.01814 |
| Primary: | Iron |
| Ore: | Goethite, Hematite |
| Gangue: | Calcite, Chalcedony, Chamosite, Gibbsite, Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite |
| Orebody form: | LENTICULAR OR POCKETS |
| Discovery year: | 1975 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Yes |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| Host rock: | Clay Bands, Marl, Calcareous Clays |
| Host type: | Clay, Mud |
| Structure: | A Fault Separates The Mass Of Gabal Ghorabi From Nasser Area In An E-W Direction., Lies Unconformably Above The Eroded Surface Of The Bahariya Formation. Minor Faults Of Short Extension. |
| MRDS | W029176 |
| DEP | 10100221 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF EGYPT, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF GHORABI NASSER AREAS - VOL. 1, TEXT BY B. EL NAASAN AND A. EL TAHLAWI}{Deposit:: AFIA, M.S., NESSIM, S., 1952, INT. REPORT NO. 3/54, GEO. SURVEY CAIRO}{Deposit:: EL SHAZLY E. M., 1959, INT. REPORT NO. 31/59, GEO. SURVEY CAIRO.}{Deposit:: EL SHAZLY, E.M., 1962, G.S.E. CAIRO, P. 50}{Deposit:: 1958 FIELD WORK ZAATOUT}{Deposit:: 1964 EXPLORATION MAHGOU AND AMER}{Deposit:: 1975 EXPLORATION ELNAASAN AND TAHLAWI} |
| Reporter | Tabarak |