Mine detail: Nasser Iron Ore Mine

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Location

Lat / long:

28.49929, 29.01814

Resource(M)

Primary:	Iron
Ore:	Goethite, Hematite
Gangue:	Calcite, Chalcedony, Chamosite, Gibbsite, Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite
Orebody form:	LENTICULAR OR POCKETS
Discovery year:	1975

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

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.

References

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