Bou Zega

Unknown in Alger, Algeria with commodity Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183279
MAS/MILS ID 7210050003
Record type Site
Current site name Bou Zega

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 3.43929, 36.59501 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alger(province)

Algeria(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Algeria Alger

Comments on the location information

  • NOT SURE OF LOCATION. CO-ORDINATES ARE OF A SMALL, UNNAMED TOWN ON THE WESTERN SLOPE OF DJEBEL BOU ZEGZA 6 KM SW OF KEDDARA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 3.43929, 36.59501

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DE KUN, NICOLAS, 1965. THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA:

  • Deposit

    ELSEVIER PUBLISHING CO., P. 57, PP. 405-406.

  • Deposit

    ALGER: R.A.F. AERONAUTICAL CHART, EDITION 1-GSGS, MAP 346C

  • Deposit

    SERIES 1404. SCALE 1:500,000.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501. SHEET NJ 31-15. SCALE 1:250,000.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Ewu, Chiang U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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