Plant

Taiba-Tobene

Senegal
Phosphorus-Phosphates
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsApatite, Calcite, Chert, Goethite, Kaolinite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1960
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10134656
Alternate namesTobene, Keur-Mor-Fal, Taiba, N'Domor-Diop
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates14.7506, -16.4153
References
BRITISH SULPHUR, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4THEDITION, 1980, P. 124-128.CATHCART, J. B., URANIUM IN PHOSPHATE ROCK: U.S.G.S. OPEN-FILE REPORT. 75-321, 1975, 20 P.DEVOTO, R. H., ED., URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATE RESOURCES,GJBX 110 (79), 1979.PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, SENEGAL, NOS. 94,98, 99, 1978-9.WORLD MINING, SENEGAL, DIRECTORY NUMBER, 1979.SHELDRICK, W. F.; STIER, H.; "WORLD PHOSPHATE SURVEY"; WORLDBANK; PP. 74-77; SEPT. 1979.BLUE, T.A.; PORTILLO, R.; "PHOSPHATE ROCK"; CEH MARKETINGRESEARCH REPORT - SRI INTERNATIONAL; MARCH 1980.BRITISH SULPHUR CORP LTD, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATEDEPOSITS, THIRD EDITION, P 95-97, NOV-DEC, 1969.CAPE, J J, PERSONAL FILES (CONFIDENTIAL)- 1977.IMCC, MARKETING BROCHURE ON TAIBA ROCK, O. S. 827- MAY, 1963TESTUT, R. J. & PRIOUX, J. CONCENTRATION DES PHOSPHATES DETAIBA- DES 'ETUDES DE LABORATORIE AUX RESULTATS DEL'EXPLOITATION INDUSTRIELLE, INDUSTRIE MINERALE-MINERALUGIE, P 33-45, JUNE, 1974.BRITISH SULPHUR CORP LTD, PHOSPHOROUS AND POTASSIUM, NO 10,U.S. BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE, THE PHOSPHATE MININGINDUSTRY OF SENEGAL, MARCH, 1966.ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, SENEGAL PHOSPHATE GETS UNDERWAY, VOL 161, NO 12, P 110-111, DEC, 1960.A THESIS ON GEOLOGY OF TAIBA, UNPUBLIDHED DOCTORATE THESIS-ELDEMAR MENOR (BRAZILIAN), NOV, 1973.BRANCART, R. AND FLICOTEAUX, R., AGE DES FORMATIONSPHOSPHATES DE LAM LAM ET DE TAIBA, BULL SOC GEOL DEFRANCE, XIII, NO 3-4, P 339-440, 1971.BRITISH SULPHUR CORP LTD, PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO 21STATISTICAL SUPP., JULY-AUG, 1980.EXPORT IMPORT BANK OF THE U.S., SUMMARY OF DIRECT LOANS ANDFINANCIAL GUARANTEES, NOV 22, 1976.GREEN MARKETS, JUNE 1, 1987, P.1.PHOSPHOROUS AND POTASSIUM, NO. 149, MAY/JUNE 1987, P.12.INTERNATIONAL MINING, AUGUST 1986, P.80.PHOSPHOROUS AND POTASSIUM, "INDUSTRIES CHIMIQUES DU SENEGAL"NO. 134, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1984, PP. 38-41.PHOSPHOROUS AND POTASSIUM, "RECOVERY OF PHOSPHATE VALUESFROM CRUDE SLIMES", NO. 154, MARCH/APRIL 1988, PP. 28-31.MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1987, P. 427.MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1985, P. 451.