Tamera

Producer in Tunisia with commodities Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica
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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183082
MAS/MILS ID 7230550001
Record type Site
Current site name Tamera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 8.68509, 36.81583 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tunisia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Tunisia

Comments on the location information

  • ONE SOURCE SAYS 20 KM FROM TABARKA NEAR ALGERIAN BORDER. FOR CODING ASSUMED LOCATION IS DJEBEL DAROUI, 17 KM SW OF TABARKA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 8.68509, 36.81583

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE IS BILBAO TYPE (REPLACEMENT GOETHITE AND HEMATITE). IT IS MANGANIFEROUS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET NJ 32-14, SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES, DEPT. OF ECON. AND SOC.

  • Deposit

    AFFAIRS, UNITED NATIONS, 1970, N.Y.,PP.66-67.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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