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F'Derik

Producer in Mauritania with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158598
MAS/MILS ID 7410000002
Record type Site
Current site name F'Derik

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -12.7485, 22.4501 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mauritania(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Mauritania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -12.7485, 22.4501
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1967

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Miferma S. A.
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner B. R. G. M.
    Interest 24
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner French Steel Firms
    Interest 14
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cofimer, Penarroya, Cie Du Nord
    Interest 17
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner British Steel Corp
    Interest 19
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Finanziaria Siderurgica, Italy
    Interest 15
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Gewerkschaft Exploration, D'Dorf
    Interest 5
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mauretanian Government
    Interest 5
    Year 1982

Comments on the production information

  • THE FINAL PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION IS AS FOLLOWS: UNITED KINGDOM 20%, FRANCE 20%, BELGIUM 15%, ITALY 15%, JAPAN 15%, GERMANY 10% AND SPAIN 5%.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Measured 152000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 152000000mt ore
    Total resources 152000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 65 wt-pct Iron Major 1982

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 27.5HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 70
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 31700
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 3.28
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, MIFERMA - THE IRON MOUNTAIN OF

  • Deposit

    MAURITANIA, JUNE, 1966, PP 87-90.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING JOURNAL, IRON ORE FROM MAURITANIA, ENGLAND,

  • Deposit

    SEPTEMBER 9, 1960, PP 282-285.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JUL-1986 Bolis U.S. Bureau of Mines

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