| Deposit ID | 10280680 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7410000005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tazadit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 12.47654, 22.66655 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mauritania(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Mauritania |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | 12.47654, 22.66655 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1961 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Societe Nacionale Industrielle Et Miniere (Snim) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Mauritania |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 23100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 23100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7410000005 |
AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93,P. 36.
MINING MAGAZINE, DEC.1974.
E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPER-
ATIONS, MCGRAW HILL,NEW YORK, 1975.
DEKUN,N. THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA, ELSEVIER PUBL. CO.
, NEW YORK, 1965, PP.248-249.
MINING MAGAZINE, MAURITANIAN IRON ORE DEVELOPMENTS, V.123,
NO.6, DEC. 1974, PP. 492-495.
DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET NF 28-8, SCALE 1:250,000.
SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES, DEPT. OF ECON. AND SOC.
AFFAIRS, UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, 1970, P. 71.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-JAN-95 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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