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Oum El Khecheb

Plant in Tunisia with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183531
MAS/MILS ID 7230300038
Record type Site
Current site name Oum El Khecheb

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 8.41843, 34.14924 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tunisia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Tunisia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 8.41843, 34.14924
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 910627

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Strip-Level
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Wash
Milling method Sizing

Mining district

District name Gafsa Basin

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cie Des Phosphates De Gafsa (Government Of Tunisia)
    Interest 100
    Home office Tunisia
    Year 1985

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 1364
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1985

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE JULY/AUG 1989 ISSUE OF P & K (#162, PP. 15-16) STATES THAT THE OUM EL KHECHEB IS DUE TO CLOSE IN 1992.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    E & MJ, FEBRUARY 1981, P. 153.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 136, MARCH/APRIL, 1985, P. 10.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, APRIL 10, 1989, P. 189.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP., WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS,

  • Deposit

    FIFTH ED. 1987, P. 114.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JULY 1989, P. 73.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO 162, JULY/AUGUST, 1989, PP.15-16

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-DEC-1994 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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