| Deposit ID | 10231656 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7230300006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | M'Rata |
| Alternate or previous names | Mrata |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 8.26844, 34.48253 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tunisia(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Tunisia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | 8.26844, 34.48253 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Room and Pillar |
| Year of first production | 1972 |
| Milling method | Washing |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compagnie Des Phosphates De Gafsa |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Tunisia |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7230300006 |
1978 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY
OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, MCGRAW HILL,
1978, P. 353.
MINING MAGAZINE, MINING ACTIVITY IN THE WESTERN WORLD, JAN.
1979, P. 58.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1979 SURVEY OF MINE AND
PLANT EXPANSION, JAN. 1979, P. 110.
DE KUN, NICOLAS, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA, ELSEVIER
PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1965, P. 564, 567-570.
NIGHTENGALE, WILLIAM G., MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK 1978,
THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED, V. 91, 1978, P. 182.
A WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, THE BRITISH SULPHUR
CORPORATION, LIMITED, 1964, P. 58-67.
CONFIDENTIAL TRIP REPORT,1976.
DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET NI 32-6, SCALE 1:250,000.
POWER, TIM, "TUNISIA; DEVELOPING DOWNSTREAM INDUSTRIES",
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JULY 1986, PP. 20-27.
BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE
DEPOSIT, FIFTH ED., 1987, P.111.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. MRDS, MINERAL RESOURCE DATA SYSTEM.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. MAS, MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CAPACITY REPORTED AT 1,128,000 MT/YR. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-JUN-97 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.