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Djebel Kouif

Producer in Algeria with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084845
MRDS ID W700059
Record type Site
Current site name Djebel Kouif

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 8.31843, 35.48252 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 MILES NE OF TEBESSA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Algeria(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Algeria

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS FOR THE TOWN OF EL KOUIF.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 243
USGS model code 34c
Deposit model name Phosphate, upwelling type

Nearby scientific data

(1) 8.31843, 35.48252
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1873

Comments on the production information

  • 74% PRODUCTION RECOVERY OF NI.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 27000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 29.8 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1979

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUDES THE MT. WINDARRA AND SOUTH WINDARRA MINES.

Comments on development

  • MINE HAS BEEN WORKED ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1873.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE ASSOCIATED WITH BANDED IRON FORMATION.
Deposit DEPOSIT IS MARGINALLY ECONOMIC. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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