Bu Craa

Producer in Western Sahara 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. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000678
MRDS ID ISM0407
Record type District
Current site name Bu Craa
Alternate or previous names Bou Craa, Oued Eddahab, Phosbucraa, Wadi Labadilla, Wadi Ismesleguen, El Aaioun, Izic, Uettat Bir Enzaran, Villa Cisneros

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -12.61515, 26.58318 (WGS84)
Relative position ROUGH ESTIMATE. SURFACE SHOWING MINERALIZATIONS INCLUDED IN RESERVE CALCULATIONS IS 231 KM2

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Sahara(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Western Sahara

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -12.61515, 26.58318

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Discovery year 1947
Year of first production 1970

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner FOSFATOS DE BU CRAA, SA (FOSBUCRAA)
  • Type Operator
    Owner FOSBUCRAA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON

  • Deposit

    ENMINSA, S.A., 1967: DESCUBRIMIENTO, CUBICACION Y EVALUACION DEL YACIMIENTO DE FOSFATO DE BU CRAA. RESUMEN, MADRID

Beyond USGS

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