[Saudi Arabia]. [Mineral Occurence Database].

€ 150,00

Rare user's guide for the Mineral Occurence Documentation System (MODS), a database constituting the main mineral information base of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The personal copy of Dr. Soliman Mahmoud Soliman, professor of Geology in Qatar (and previously of Ain Shams University in Cairo), who published prolifically on topics related to oil prospecting; his ownership to front cover.

As stated in the introduction, the database was prepared by the French Bureau of Geological and Mining Research, a scientific institution also providing expertise and resources for mining operations. In French regions and abroad, BRGM, with its growing reputation as the subsurface specialist, was increasingly called upon. Their database aims to contain information related to every mineral and non-metallic reservoir located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Operating to this day, MODS provides detailed data on mineral resources and prospecting projects, including geochemical and geophysical surveys, geologic mapping, and drilling.