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Mzaita

Prospect in Algeria with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024675
MRDS ID ISM0411
Record type Site
Current site name Mzaita
Alternate or previous names M'Zaita, Djebel Mzaita, Toqueville, Bordj-Redir

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 4.95177, 35.93255 (WGS84)
Relative position CENTROID, ABOUT 10 KM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Algeria(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Algeria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Phosphorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 4.95177, 35.93255
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Synclinal Structure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1901
Year of last production 1958

Mining district

District name Hodna Mountains

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sonarem
  • Type Owner
    Owner Societe Nationale Des Recherches Et D'Exploitations Minieres (Sonarem), State Owned

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 11000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates Bpl 59 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    OUSSEDIK, M. ET AL., 1979: LES MINERALISATIONS PHOSPHATES EOCENES EN ALGERIE..., DOCUMENTS DU BRGM, NO.24, 1980, P.141-154, ORLEANS

  • Production

    THE SECOND ARAB CONFERENCE FOR MINERAL RESOURCES, 1974, PART III, P.68, JEDDAH

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1982 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

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

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