M'Aata Mine

Producer in Qafsah, Tunisia with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021402
MRDS ID DE00060
Record type Site
Current site name M'Aata Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 8.76274, 34.40645 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Qafsah(province)

Tunisia(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Tunisia Qafsah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 8.76274, 34.40645

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY BETWEEN 1,000,000 AND 3,000,000 TONNES/YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 50

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-89 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.