| Deposit ID | 10134534 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7230150002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kalaa Khasba |
| Alternate or previous names | Kalaa Djerda |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 8.66846, 35.66587 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tunisia(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Tunisia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Calcium | Tertiary |
| Chlorine | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Sodium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | 8.66846, 35.66587 |
|---|
| Thickness | 4M | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Room and Pillar |
| Year of first production | 1893 |
| Milling method | Washing |
| District name | El Kef |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cie Des Phosphates De Gafsa--Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Tunisia |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall depth | 150M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7230150002 |
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JULY 1986, PP.20-27.
AMERICAN EMBASSY TUNISIA, INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK REPORT, 6/9/80.
U.S. GEOLOGICLA SURVEY. MAS MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM.
SAINFELD, PAUL. THE LEAD-ZINC BEARING DEPOSITS OF TUNISIA.
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. 1956. PP. 150-177.
BOYCE, R.L., THE TUNISIAN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY: TRIP REPORT
MARCH 21, 1980
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS, FOURTH EDITION, 1980
COMPANIE DES PHOSPHATES DE GAFSA, FIVE YEAR PLAN, TABLES FOR
YEARS 1978 THROUGH 1984
DEVOTO, R.H., AND D.N. STEVENS, URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS AND TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS OF URANIUM RECOVERY
FROM PHOSPHATE RESOURCES, UNITED STATES AND FREE WORLD,
VOL. 1, JUNE 1979
INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, 14TH, LES RESERVES
MONDIALES EN PHOSPHATES, 2 VOLUMES, 1926
KHAMMOUMA, S., LETTER TO W.F. STOWASSER, JULY 16, 1979
SHELDRICK, W.F. AND HARALD STIER, WORLD PHOSPHATE SURVEY
BACKGROUND PAPERS, SEPT. 1979. (RESTRICTED CIRCULATION.
USE ONLY WITH PERMISSION.)
SRI INTERNATIONAL, CHEMICAL ECONOMICS HANDBOOK, PHOSPHATE
ROCK, MARCH 1980
STOWASSER, W.F., FIELD TRIP REPORT--TUNISIAN PHOSPHATE ROCK
MINING INDUSTRY, NOV. 24, 1976
STOWASSER, W.F., MEMORANDUM: FIELD TRIP TO PHOSPHATE
PRODUCING MINES IN TUNISIA, DEC. 18, 1979.
TUNISIA BANKS ON NEW TECHNOLOGY ... P205 PRODUCTION GOALS
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, SEPT. 1980.
TUNISIA ... PLANT TO DOUBLE PHOSPHATE PRODUCTION ...,
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MAY 1976.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CAPACITY REPORTED AT 233,000 MT/YR. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-APR-97 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.