Overview
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The work in the Al Rusaifa mine started in 1953 up to 1985, when a decision to halt it was made considering the social environment and the densely populated surroundings.
The Jordan Phosphate Mines has rehabilitated and developed past mining areas in Al Russeifa City for the purposes of improving the surrounding environment and utilizing it in a way that serves the community and the people of Al Russeifa City as well. The project cost amounted to nearly JD 33 million and the project is about to be accomplished and will be ready for handover during the first half of 2023. |
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p. 25,48
The Jordan Phosphate Mines Company owns, four mines located in the center and south of the Kingdom, namely: Russaifa, Al-Hassa, Wadi Al-Abiad, and Eshidiya mines
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Summary:
The Al Russaifa deposit is sedimentary in nature.
Rusaifa deposit occur in continuous beds.
The phosphate formations in the Upper Cretaceous and Eocene levels cover about 60% of the total area of Jordan. The phosphate formations of the Upper Cretaceous lie near the surface in the central part of the country, covering a wide belt. Rusaifa deposit occurs in continuous beds.
The phosphorites of Jordan are present within Al-Hisa Phosphorite Formation (AHP). In general, the AHP consists of phosphorites, bedded chert, limestones, oyster buildups, organic-rich marl (oil shale) and other rock types.
The AHP consists of three formal members, from older to younger Sulatani, Bahiyya and Qatrana. In central Jordan, the Sultani Member consists of alternating limestones, bedded chert and minor phosphorites. The Bahiyya Member consists of oyster banks or buildups up 30 m in thickness that are made of oyster fragment in clinoforms dipping general to the SE (Abed and Sadaqah, 1998). The Qatrana Member is the host of the high grade phosphorites. The grade phosphorites are friable with little calcareous cement. They are present as lenses (small basins) with a diameter ranging up to few kilometers and a thickness up 13 m.
In Eshidiyya Basin, the three formal members are present only in the northern parts of the basin. The Bahiyya coquina thins gradually towards the SE until it disappears completely. The Sultani Member or the lower member is hosting the main (high) grade phosphorite deposit ........
Summary:
Phosphate produced was derived exclusively from existing stockpiles of mined ore.
- Feeding 50cm hopper by wheel loaders & dump trucks
- Classification / separation of materials by grizzly crusher
- Crushing & sizing the materials to pass 100% of -4mm
- All materials handled by conveyor belts then transport product to bankers
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Production:
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Phosphate
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k tons
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All production numbers are expressed as salt.
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Mine Management:
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