Mine detail: Thies Mines

Location:	Senegal, Africa
Lat / long:	14.8839, -16.9153
dep_id:	60000673
mrds_id:	ISM0400
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Bentonite, Aluminum, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	CHEMICAL SEDIMENT, MARINE, RESIDUAL ENRICHMENT
Production size:	No production occurred
Development status:	Past Producer
yfp_ba:	>
Year first produced:	1948
References:	Deposit:: THE BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON Deposit:: FLICOTEAUX, R. ET AL., 1977: GENESE DES PHOSPHATES ALUMINEUX...DU TERTIAIRE DE LAM-LAM (SENEGAL). SCI. GEOL. BULL.30,3, P.153-174, STRASBOURG Deposit:: FLICOTEAUX, R., 1975: SUR TTRIBUTION A OCENE MOYEN DES COUCHES CALCAIRES ET ARGILO PHOSPHATES DE PALLO. SOC. GEOL. DE FRANCE, BULL.7., XVII, 1975, NO.3, PP.430-434 Deposit:: FLICOTEAUX, R., 1982: GENESE DES PHOSPHATES ALUMINEUX DU SENEGAL OCCIDENTAL... SCI. GEOL. MEM., NO.67, STRASBOURG