Mine detail: Moulares

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 34.49923, 8.28507

Resource(N)

Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Discovery year: 1895

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Chemical Sediment, Marine
Production size: None
Development status: Prospect
First production started: 1905
Last production ended: 1982

Geology

Host rock:Metlaoui Formation;Metlaoui Formation;Metlaoui Formation
Host type:Limestone,Chert
Structure:Gafsa Basin, Moulares Anticline

References

MRDSISM0417
DEP10024683
Reference{Deposit:: BRITISH 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 *EOCENE EN TUNISIE. DOCUMENTS DU BRGM, NO.24, 1980}{Deposit:: CHAABANI, F. 1978: LES PHOSPHORITES DE LA COUPE-TYPE DE FOUM-SELJA}{Deposit:: E&MJ, 1981: INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, NEW YORK}{Production:: E&MJ, 1981: INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, P.370, NEW YORK}
ReporterKrauss, Ulrich H.