Thies Mines

Past Producer in Senegal with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Bentonite
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. Ownership information
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000673
MRDS ID ISM0400
Record type District
Current site name Thies Mines
Alternate or previous names Pallo Mine, Lam-Lam Operations

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -16.9153, 14.8839 (WGS84)
Relative position REFERENCE POINT HALFWAY BETWEEN PALLO AND LAM-LAM. CONCESSION AREA IS 320 KM2; TOTAL MINERALIZED AREA EXTENDS OVER 490 KM2

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Senegal(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Senegal

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Aluminum Critical Primary
Bentonite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -16.9153, 14.8839

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Year of first production 1948

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner SOCIETE SENEGALAISE DES PHOSPHATES DE THIES (SSPT)
  • Type Operator
    Owner SSPT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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