| Deposit ID | 10231886 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7230400001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hammam Zriba |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 10.13507, 36.39912 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 175 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tunisia(country)
| Country |
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| Tunisia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Strontium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 10.13507, 36.39912 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Room and Pillar |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tunisian Government |
| Interest | 49 |
| Home office | Tunisia |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ste Miniere De Spath Fluor Et Barytine (Fluobar) |
| Interest | 51 |
| Home office | Tunisia |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 5000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 5000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 10000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 10000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 20000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 11195000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 11195000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7230400001 |
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. METALS & MINERALS ANNUAL REVIEW-1994.
FLUORSPAR SEC. P. 102.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. APRIL 1993. NO. 307. P. 42.
BATTELLE INSTITUTE.WORLD MARKET FOR FLUORINE MINERALS AND
CHEMICALS.JUNE 1973.GENEVA,SWITZ.P.A101.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 177, LONDON 1982.
FLUOSPAR RESOURSES OF AFRICA, VAN ALSTINE, R.E. AND SCHRUBEN
PAUL G., BULLETIN 1487, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WASH.
D.C. 1980
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLUOBAR CEASED OPERATIONS IN 1992. DATA CONTAINED INTHIS FILE WAS COLLECTED BY DAMES & MOORE UNDER U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT NO. J0225010 IN 1983 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-JAN-1995 | Kilgore, Catherine C. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.