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Le Kouif

Prospect in Algeria with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024678
MRDS ID ISM0412
Record type Site
Current site name Le Kouif
Alternate or previous names Djebel Kouif

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 8.33509, 35.49919 (WGS84)
Relative position CENTROID, ABOUT 2 KM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Algeria(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Algeria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Phosphate Formation;Phosphate Formation;Phosphate Formation
    Rock description Phosphate Formation;Phosphate Formation;Phosphate Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) 8.33509, 35.49919
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Synclinal Outlier, Kouif-Syncline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1873
Year of first production 1894
Year of last production 1982

Mining district

District name Tebessa Plateau

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sonarem
  • Type Owner
    Owner Societe Nationale Des Recherches Et D'Exploitation Miniere (Sonarem)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON

  • Deposit

    OUSSEDIK, M. ET AL., 1979: LES MINERALISATIONS PHOSPHATEES EOCENES EN ALGERIE, DOCUMENT DU BRGM, NO.24, P.141-154, 1980, ORLEANS

  • Deposit

    CHABOU, M. 1974: A GEOLOGIC OUTLOOK ON THE PHOSPHATE IN ALGERIA, THE SECOND ARAB CONFERENCE FOR MINERAL RESOURCES, PART III, P.58-77, JEDDAH

  • Production

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED. P.144, LONDON ORE P REC B.27 C.MIL MT D.1979 E.65 % BPL, 29.8 % P2O5

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1982 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

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

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