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Djellabia

Plant 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158701
MAS/MILS ID 7230300036
Record type Site
Current site name Djellabia

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 8.41843, 34.14924 (WGS84)
Elevation 300
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tunisia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Tunisia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 8.41843, 34.14924
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Date of Last Modification 910627

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRIMARY ORE MINERAL IS FLUORAPATITE
  • ALLUVIAL SANDS AND CLAYS HAVE VARIABLE THICKNESS (0-20M) LIMESTONE CAPROCK IS VARIABLE IN THICKNESS (10-40M)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Strip-Level
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Milling method Sizing

Mining district

District name Gafsa Basin

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cie Des Phosphates De Gafsa (Government Of Tunisia)
    Interest 100
    Home office Tunisia
    Year 1985

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 6970
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1985

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE MINE WAS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN OPERATIONS IN THE LATE 1980S AT A CAPACITY OF 2.2 MILLION MTPY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP., WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS,

  • Reserve-Resource

    FIFTH ED., 1987, P. 113.

  • Deposit

    POWER, TIM,"TUNISIA; DEVELOPING DOWNSTREAM INDUSTRIES",

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JULY 1986, PP. 20-27.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. MRDS MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM.

  • Deposit

    DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY. TUNISIA-OFFICIAL STANDARD NAMES

  • Deposit

    GAZETEER NO. 81. 1964.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAPACITY REPORTED AT 1,478,000 MT/YR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-APR-1997 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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