Progress report II: Assays and analyses of pyritic core from Wadi Wassat gossan, Saudi Arabia
Open-File Report
67-174
By: William C. Overstreet, Sayyad Moutouq Bahijra, Mohammed A. Fourati, and Louis Gonzales
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Abstract
Assays of 31 samples of pyritic core from diamond drill holes under gossan at Wadi Wassat, Saudi Arabia, disclosed 0.02 oz/ton gold in five samples, and from
0.11 to 1.68 oz/ton silver in 23 samples: The tenors are too low to constitute ores of either metal. Further work is required to learn if the tenor in silver varies with depth below the ground surface, with geologic unit, or both. No apparent relation exists between the estimated amount of pyrite in the core and the amount of silver disclosed by the assays.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Progress report II: Assays and analyses of pyritic core from Wadi Wassat gossan, Saudi Arabia |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 67-174 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr67174 |
| Year Published | 1967 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 8 p. |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |