Mine detail: Mrata

Location:	Al Kaf, Tunisia, Africa
Lat / long:	34.49923, 8.13507
dep_id:	10024684
mrds_id:	ISM0418
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:	Metlaoui Formation;Metlaoui Formation;Metlaoui Formation
hrock_type:	Limestone,Chert
Structure:	Gafsa Basin
Year first produced:	1972
ylp_ba:	>
yr_lst_prd:	1982
disc_yr:	1895
References:	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 *OCENE EN TUNISIE. DOCUMENTS DU BRGM, NO.24, 1980 Deposit:: CHAABANI, F., 1978: LES PHOSPHORITES DE LA COUPE-TYPE DE FOUM-SELJA (METLAOUI-TUNISIE), THESIS, UNIVERSITY STRASBOURG Production:: BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., P.147, LONDON