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Kef Es Schfair

Prospect in Tunisia 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024680
MRDS ID ISM0414
Record type Site
Current site name Kef Es Schfair
Alternate or previous names Kef Echfaier

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 8.50173, 34.4159 (WGS84)
Relative position CENTROID 2 KM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tunisia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Tunisia

Comments on the location information

  • NORTHEASTERN CONTINUATION OF METLAOUI, LOCATION ESTIMATE FROM GEOL. MAP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PHOSPHATE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Metlaoui, Carbonate Series;Metlaoui, Phosphate Series;Metlaoui, Evaporites
    Rock description Metlaoui, Carbonate Series;Metlaoui, Phosphate Series;Metlaoui, Evaporites
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Phosphorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 8.50173, 34.4159
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; PHOSPHATES, ARENITIC, ARGILLACEOUS, SOMETIMES CARBONACEOUS; NORTHERN LIMB OF DJEBEL-ES-STAH ANTICLINE. DIPPING OF PHOSPHATE BEDS WILL REQUIRE UNDERGROUND MINING IN THE FUTURE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1972
Year of last production 1982

Mining district

District name Gafsa Phosphate District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compagnie Des Phosphates De Gafsa (Cpg) (State Controlled)

Comments on the production information

  • MINE CAPACITY OVER 2 MILLION TPYPLANNED PRODUCTION FOR 1981 WAS 2.2 MILLION TONNES

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLE & POSSIBLE RESERVES. IT REMAINS UNCLEAR, WHETHER THESE ORES ARE INCLUDED IN THE ESTIMATES GIVEN UNDER R1E1 AND R1E2
  • R1E1: 100 MILION TONNES OF PROVEN ORE OF WHICH 40 MILLION ARE AVAILABLE FOR OPENCAST OPERATIONS

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). DEVELOPMENT(YES); ORE IS CRUSHED ON MINE SITE, SCREENED AND WASHED IN PLANT NEAR METLAOUI. PRODUCTION IS PLANNED TO REACH 2.5 MILLION TPA ORE BY 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ANONYM, 1977: GAFSA REVISITED, PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NO.90, P.21-24, LONDON

  • Production

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., P.148, LONDON

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFACE, UNDERGROUND SCREENING, WASHING

Reporter information

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

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