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Ghara Djebilet

Prospect in Algeria with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158660
MAS/MILS ID 7210200001
Record type Site
Current site name Ghara Djebilet
Alternate or previous names Gara Djebilet

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -7.33171, 26.76651 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Algeria(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Algeria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Clay Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Siderite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -7.33171, 26.76651
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 100M
    Length 3000M
    Width 2000M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 860620

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT ORIGIN: THE IRON IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN ERODED AND LEACHED FROM THE YEDRI STOCK AND DEPOSITED IN LITTORAL- LAGOONAL CONDITIONS IN THE FLAT TROUGH. THE EMSIAN LAYER CONSISTS OF OOLITHIC SANDSTONES, CLAY- STONE/SHALES, FERRUGINOUS QUARTZITES AND SANDY LIMESTONES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1952

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sonarem - Algerian State Owned
    Interest 100
    Year 1982

Comments on the production information

  • ESTIMATED FINAL PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION IS AS FOLLOWS: 50% DOMESTIC AND 50% EUROPEAN.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Indicated 985000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 985000000mt ore
    Total resources 985000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 53 wt-pct Iron Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OW: ALGERIAN GOVT. OP: SONAREM. 1969 U.N. STUDY SHOWS TOTAL OF 1,427 MILLION M.T. OF ORE RANGING FROM 49-54 PCT. IRON.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 50
    Capacity 86700
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 2.55
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE EXPECTED FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION IS 1989. THE COST AND CAPACITY INFORMATION LISTED HERE IS ESTIMATED FOR THE YEAR 1993, WHEN THE PROPERTY IS EXPECTED TO BE IN FULL PRODUCTION.
  • 1400 KM RAIL LINE REQUIRED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL RESEARCH SERVICE. OCT 6, 1994. REPORT

  • Deposit

    COMPILED FOR LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB.

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES. UNITED NATIONS. 1970.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. AUG, 1969. P. 126.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER 1981-82.

  • Deposit

    POPOV, A., IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF ALGERIA, IRON ORE DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    OF EUROPE, VOL. 1, HANNOVER, 1976, PP 83-89.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATION IS VERY ROUGH ESTIMATE-NO DATA AVAILABLE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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