| Deposit ID | 10084938 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700323 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ouenza Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 8.11844, 35.96584 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Annaba(province)
Algeria(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Algeria | Annaba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Goethite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Siderite | Ore |
| (1) | 8.11844, 35.96584 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | -1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE FE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^45-63% Fe | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 8000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700323 |
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 61.
ZITZMANN, ARNOLD, ED., 1978, THE IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF EUROPE AND ADJACENT AREAS, V. II: HANNOVER, FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES, 386 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1988 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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