Stra Ouertane

Prospect in Al Kaf, Tunisia 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 60000680
MRDS ID ISM0421
Record type District
Current site name Stra Ouertane
Alternate or previous names Sra Ouertane, Sra Ouerten, Draa Ouertane

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 8.56846, 35.86587 (WGS84)
Relative position FROM 1:200,000 MAP. NEAR VILLAGE OF KSOUR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Al Kaf(province)

Tunisia(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Tunisia Al Kaf

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 8.56846, 35.86587

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner SOC. D'ETUDES DES MINES DE PHOSPHATES DE STRA OUERTANE
  • Type Operator
    Owner SOC. D'ETUDES DES MINES DE PHOSPHATES DE STRA OUERTANE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    SASSI, S., 1979: CONTEXTE PALEOGEOGRAPHIQUE DES DEPOTS PHOSPHATES DE L'EOCENE EN TUNISIE. DOCUMENTS DU BRGM, NO.24, 1980

Beyond USGS

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