Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockDolomite,Phosphorite,Evaporite · Metlaoui, Carbonate Series;Metlaoui, Phosphate Series;Metlaoui, Evaporites
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1972
Last production1982
Identification
Deposit ID10024680
MRDS IDISM0414
Alternate namesKef Echfaier
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.4159, 8.50173
References
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDONANONYM, 1977: GAFSA REVISITED, PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NO.90, P.21-24, LONDONBRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., P.148, LONDON