| Deposit ID | 10183383 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7210250001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Djebel Onk |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 8.00175, 34.71592 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 835 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Annaba(province)
Algeria(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Algeria | Annaba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Collophane | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 8.00175, 34.71592 |
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| Strike | N80E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 02N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 27.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 22.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 3000HA | ||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1966 |
| Milling method | Washing |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sonerem (Government Owned) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Algeria |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Grade P2o5 Averages 24.6% 3600000 Metric Tons Ore/Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 3000HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7210250001 |
MINING MAGAZINE, VOL 121, NO 2, AUGUST 1969, P 120
MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1987, P 443
AFCEP QUARTERLY JOURNAL, ISSUE NO 3, SEPTEMBER 1980, P 36
BRITISH SULPHUR, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 1980,
P 141-144
DE VOTO, R H AND D N STEVENS(EDITORS), URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATE
RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS OF URANIUM RECOVERY
FROM PHOSPHATE RESOURCES, UNITED STATES AND FREE WORLD,
VOL 1, P 343-345
GOUDJIL, L (SONAREM), THE PRESENT SITUATION AND OUTLOOK FOR
PHOSPHATE ROCK IN ALGERIA, PAPER PRESENTED TO THE RAW
MATERIALS COMMITTEE, I S M A, NOVEMBER 1979
PELITTI, E, WORLD PHOSPHATE STUDY DEPOSIT EVALUATION,
DECEMBER 1980
PHOSPHOROUS AND POTASSIUM, NO 15, JAN/FEB 1965, P 17-21
PHOSPHOROUS AND POTASSIUM, NO 77, MAY/JUNE 1975, P 17
PHOSPHOROUS AND POTASSIUM, NO 81, JAN/FEB 1976, P 15
PHOSPHOROUS AND POTASSIUM, NO 94, JAN/FEB 1979, P 15
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PRODUCTION IS 3 MMT PHOSROCK, OR 1.2MMT PROCESSED P2O5. RES: 500 MMT @ 24.3-27.5% P2O5. AVE. ORE DEPTH 22.5M; 1:1 STRIPPING RATIO. THE DJEBEL ONK DEPOSIT AREA =3,000 HECTARES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 26-SEP-1995 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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