Mine detail: Moulares

Location:	Qafsah, Tunisia, Africa
Lat / long:	34.49923, 8.28507
dep_id:	10024683
mrds_id:	ISM0417
Commodity type:	nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Fluorine-Fluorite, Phosphorus-Phosphates
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, Moulares Anticline
Year first produced:	1905
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 *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