Beni Saf

Producer in Oran, Algeria with commodity Iron
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. Workings at the site
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232239
MAS/MILS ID 7210550002
Record type Site
Current site name Beni Saf

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -1.38154, 35.28264 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oran(province)

Algeria(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Algeria Oran

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -1.38154, 35.28264

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RES: >100 MMT MASIVE ORE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Capacity 500
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL RESEARCH SERVICE. OCT. 6, 1994. REPORT

  • Deposit

    COMPILED FOR LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB.

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. VOL. XXII, NO. 6, SEPT-OCT 1927, P537-540

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES. UNITED NATIONS. 1970.

  • Deposit

    USGS MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (MRDS) < 1994.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER. 1981-1982.

  • Deposit

    U.S. DEPT OF STATE. UNCLASSIFIED AIRGRAM. 1979.

  • Deposit

    EUROPA PUBLICATIONS, LTD. THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

  • Deposit

    1994. 40TH ED.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SEPT 1976, TABLEB-1126 MINES ACCOUNT FOR 90

  • Deposit

    L OUTPUT OTHER THAN COAL P 236

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROD: 120,000 TPY ORE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-SEP-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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