A geochemical evaluation of the Ash Sha'ib mineral prospect, Asir quadrangle, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Open-File Report
70-2
By: Glenn H. Allcott
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Abstract
The mineralized zone at the remotely located Ash Sha'ib ancient mine contains only a small tonnage of moderately low grade sulfide- bearing rock. Based on present data the gross value of the deposit, with a value of $25.00 or more per ton, is $20,000,000. A belt of metasedimentary rocks, intruded by gabbro to the south and granite to the north, was the host for fissure vein-replacement type mineralization. Most of the mineralization is in a siliceous dolomite transected by fissures. The main sulfide mineral is sphalerite, but minor amounts of chalcopyrlte and argentlferous galena contribute to the value of the mineralized sections.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | A geochemical evaluation of the Ash Sha'ib mineral prospect, Asir quadrangle, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 70-2 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr702 |
| Edition | - |
| Year Published | 1970 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey], |
| Description | 38 p. ill. (some col.), col. maps ;28 cm. |
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