Tamaguillel

Prospect in Mali with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231737
MAS/MILS ID 7450000003
Record type Site
Current site name Tamaguillel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 0.25571, 17.5836 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mali(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Mali

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 0.25571, 17.5836

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP.LTD. A WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, LONDON, 2ND ED., 1964, P.14.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1301 MAP, SHEET NE 31, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED 160 KM NNE OF GAO, IN TILEMSI VALLEY ABOUT 23 KM NE OF IN TASSIT WATERHOLES. MATERIAL CONSISTS OF SANDY PHOSPHATE BED 2 TO 2.5 M THICK TURNING TO A LAYER OF PHOSPHATE NODULES(MOSTLY COPROLITES) CLAYEY SHALES FORM CHARACTERISTIC BED BENEATH PHOSPHATE. DEPOSIT IS 6-7 KM IN LENGTH AND 3-4 KM IN WIDTH.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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