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Found Here
Mining history
- Operation type
- Surface
Records and references
REPORT ON THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN MINISTRYOF FINANCE. CAIRO, 1922, 50 PP.R. SAID. THE GEOLOGY OF EGYPT. A.A. BALKEMA (ROTTERDAM).1990, PP. 511-566.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (MRDS)1996. MINERAL MAP OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND MININGAUTHORITY. 1979, 44 PP.F. HABASHI AND F.A. BASSYOUNI. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARABCOUNTRIES. CHEMECON PUB. (QUEBEC). 1982, PP. 18-27.B.A. KOMHAUSER. TRIP REPORT-FIELD EVALUATION OF THE MINERALINDUSTRIES OF EGYPT & ISRAEL. SEPT. 2-22, 1985.
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10231486 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: 28.99952, 33.35142
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