Zarzis

Prospect in Tunisia with commodity Magnesite
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 10231599
MAS/MILS ID 7230351061
Record type Site
Current site name Zarzis

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 11.06835, 30.49939 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tunisia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Tunisia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 11.06835, 30.49939

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DATA ASSUMES 1985 STARTUP- AS OF 11/86 NO SIGNS OF FUTURE START- UP CAN BE SEEN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS; JULY 1986, P. 27.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-MAR-1992 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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