Naura Island

Producer in Nauru 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. Production statistics
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084842
MRDS ID W700056
Record type Site
Current site name Naura Island

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 166.91862, -0.52837 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nauru(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Nauru

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 166.91862, -0.52837

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1900

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Material P CONC
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^39.9% P2o5
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    P2O5 Conc. Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 40wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 1980 PRODUCTION IS 1980/1981 PRODUCTION.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 23000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 36.6 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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