Nauru Phosphate

Producer in Fiji 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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280631
MAS/MILS ID 6860000001
Record type Site
Current site name Nauru Phosphate

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 166.92862, -0.50837 (WGS84)
Elevation 16

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fiji(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Fiji

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 166.92862, -0.50837

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Nauru Phosphate Corp
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER 1976-77 MILLER FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS, IN

  • Deposit

    E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINIG, MCGRAW HILL PUBLICATI

  • Deposit

    W YORK

  • Deposit

    WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, BRITISH SULPHUR CORP, WO

  • Deposit

    PRINTERS, DENBIGHSHIRE ENGLAND 1964, P 183-185

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAPACITY. 10,000 TPD, 500TPD WASTE STRIPPED, CRUSHER AND DR ROJECT FOR CALCINATION OF 20% OF PRODUCT COMPLETED JULY 1975 OYS 1400, CONC TONS OF ORE MILLED2,283,768. REFINERY-CALCIN ANNUAL CAPACITY 400,000 LONG TONS, ORE GRADE: 83% BPL% NO FRESH WATER SOURCE, ALL FOOD, WATER AND FUEL IS IMPORTED THE ISLAND HAS AN AIRSTRIP, SMALL MAN MADE HARBOR WHICH ONL ODATE LIGHTERS, PHOSPHATE ROCK IS LIMITED TO THE CENTRAL PLA AT PRESENT RATE OF PRODUCTION RESERVES SHOULD LAST 40 YRS (1 THE ROCK IS DRIED TO A MAXIMUM OF 4% MOISTURE IN OIL-FIRED R RYERS, NO OTHER UPGRADING IS PRACTISED. NAURU ROCK IS SUITA THE MANUFACTURE OF SUPERPHOSPHATES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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