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Mdilla

Producer in Tunisia with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024681
MRDS ID ISM0415
Record type Site
Current site name Mdilla
Alternate or previous names M'Dilla

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 8.75729, 34.24923 (WGS84)
Relative position CENTROID ABOUT 200 M

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tunisia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Tunisia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Chouabine Formation; Ypresian;Chouabine Formation; Ypresian;Chouabine Formation; Ypresian
    Rock description Chouabine Formation; Ypresian;Chouabine Formation; Ypresian;Chouabine Formation; Ypresian

Nearby scientific data

(1) 8.75729, 34.24923
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1893
Year of last production 1982

Mining district

District name Gafsa Basin

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compagnie Des Phosphates De Gafsa (Cpg) (State Controlled)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    FOURNIE, D. 1979: PHOSPHATES ET PETROLE EN TUNISIE. DOCUMENTS DU BRGM, NO.24, 1980

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-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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