Mine detail: Djebel Onk

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Location: Algeria, Africa
Lat / long: 34.74922, 7.91841
dep_id: 10024677
mrds_id: ISM0410
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Chemical Sediment, Marine
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Prospect
Reporter: Krauss, Ulrich H.
hrock_unit: Marnes Noires, Thanet;Ypresian
hrock_type: Limestone
Year first produced: 1963
ylp_ba: >
yr_lst_prd: 1982
References:
  • Deposit:: BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON
  • Deposit:: OUSSEDIK, M. ET AL., 1979: LES MINERALISATIONS PHOSPHATES EOCENES EN ALGERIE..., DOCUMENTS DU BRGM, NO.24, 1980, ORLEANS
  • Deposit:: SERMI, 1963: GISEMENT DE PHOSPHATE DE CHAUX DE DJEBEL ONK, 50 P.
  • Production:: BRITISH SULPHUR, CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON
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