| Deposit ID | 60000674 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0401 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Taiba Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Keur Mor Fall, N'Domour Diop, Tobene |
| Geographic coordinates: | -16.8153, 15.10058 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | TOBENE FIELD, WHICH IS SITUATED ABOUT 10 KM SE OF TAIBA IS UNDERSTOOD TO BE PART OF TAIBA DEPOSIT. DEVELOPMENT OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN TOBENE AREA HAD BEEN PLANNED IN 1974/75 BY AN IRANIAN-BRAZILIAN-SENEGALESIAN JOINT VENTURE. TOBENE RESOURCES ARE INCLUDED HERE AS R2E |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Senegal(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Senegal |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Clay | Primary |
| (1) | -16.8153, 15.10058 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | WEST SENEGAL BASIN |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Discovery year | 1948 |
| Year of first production | 1960 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | COMPAGNIE SENEGALAISE DES PHOSPHATES DE TAIBA (CSPT) |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | COMPAGNIE SENEGALAISE DES PHOSPHATES DE TAIBA (CSPT) |
THE BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON
LUCAS, J. ET AL., 1979: (SENEGAL). LE GISEMENT DE PHOSPHATE DE CHAUX DE TAIBA. SCI. GEOL. BULL.32, 1-2, P.39-57, STRASBOURG
WORLD BANK, 1979: THE ECONOMIC TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF SENEGAL, REPORT VOL.III, P.54-59
MENOR, ALBUQUERQUE DE, E., 1975: LA SEDIMENTATION PHOSPHATEE; PETROGRAPHIC, MINERALOGIE ET GEOCHIMIE DES GISEMENTS DE TAIBA (SENEGAL) ET D'OLINDA (BRESIL), THESIS, UNIV. STRASBOURG
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