Mine detail: Mdilla

Previously called '
*illa'

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Location

Lat / long:

34.24923, 8.75729

Resource(N)

Primary:	Phosphorus-Phosphates
Discovery year:	1893

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Chemical Sediment, Marine
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer
Last production ended:	1982

Geology

Host rock:	Chouabine Formation; Ypresian;Chouabine Formation; Ypresian;Chouabine Formation; Ypresian
Host type:	Argillite,Limestone

References

MRDS	ISM0415
DEP	10024681
Reference	{Deposit:: BRIT. SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON}{Deposit:: FOURNIE, D. 1979: PHOSPHATES ET PETROLE EN TUNISIE. DOCUMENTS DU BRGM, NO.24, 1980}{Deposit:: SASSI, S. 1979: CONTEXTE PALEOGEOGRAPHIQUE DES DEPOTS PHOSPHATES DE *OCENE DE TUNISIE. DOCUMENTS DU BRGM, NO.24, 1980}
Reporter	Krauss, Ulrich H.