Djebel Tirremi

Prospect in Morocco with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257151
MAS/MILS ID 7140270002
Record type Site
Current site name Djebel Tirremi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -2.99825, 34.49939 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Morocco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -2.99825, 34.49939

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Measured 2000000mt ore
    Indicated 3000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 5000000mt ore
    Total resources 5000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 40 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1972

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BATTELLE INSTITUTE.WORLD MARKET FOR FLUORINE MINERALS AND

  • Deposit

    CHEMICALS.JUNE,1973.GENEVA,SWITZ.A106.

  • Deposit

    DEKUN,N.THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA.ELSEVIER PUBL.CO.

  • Deposit

    LONDON.1965.PP.403-404

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES P502 MAP, SHEET NI 30-7, SCALE 1:250,000

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPLACEMENT ZONES IN LIMESTONE.PRIMARY FLUORITE& SECONDARY CALCITE&BARITE IN VEINS IN FAULTS. EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN. ONLY KNOW THAT IN GENERAL VICINITY OF TOWN OF TAOURIRT, NORTH OF HIGHWAY 16. CO-ORDINATES ARE OF A POINT 14 KM NW OF TAOURIRT.

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.