Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockArgillite,Limestone · Chouabine Formation; Ypresian;Chouabine Formation; Ypresian;Chouabine Formation; Ypresian
StructureGafsa Basin, Sehib Anticline
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1971
Last production1982
Identification
Deposit ID10024686
MRDS IDISM0420
Alternate namesDjellabia M'Zinda
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.20368, 8.69201
References
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDONLUCAS, J. CHAABANI, F. & PREVOT, L., 1979: PHOSPHORITES ET EVAPORITES: DEUX FORMATIONS DE MILIEUX SEDIMENTAIES...(METLAOUI) - SCI. GEOL. BULL, 32, 1-2, P.7-19 STRASBOURGFOURNIE, D. 1979: PHOSPHATE ET PETROLE EN TUNISIE. - DOCUMENTS DU BRGM, NO.24, 1980SASSI, S. 1979: CONTEXTE PALEOGEOGRAPHIQUE DES DEPOTS PHOSPHATES DE L'EOCENE EN TUNISIE. DOCUMENTS DU BRGM, NO.24, 1980NO SEPERATE PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR SEHIB AVAILABE. PLANNED CAPACITY IS 1.8 MILLION TPY OF ORE, WHICH WOULD MEAN 1.3 MILLION TPY CONCENTRATE