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El Rhein Mine

Producer in Mauritania with commodity Iron
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  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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021369
MRDS ID DE00015
Record type Site
Current site name El Rhein Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -10.33081, 20.26006 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mauritania(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Mauritania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -10.33081, 20.26006
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY GREATER THAN 3,000,000 TONNES/YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANURY 1989, P. 49

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-89 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey

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