Commodities
PrimaryClay, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeCHEMICAL SEDIMENT, MARINE, RESIDUAL METEORIC ENRICHMENT
Deposit sizeN
Geology
StructureWEST SENEGAL BASIN
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1960
Discovery year1948
Identification
Deposit ID60000674
MRDS IDISM0401
Alternate namesKeur Mor Fall, N'Domour Diop, Tobene
RegionAF
Data scoreD
Coordinates15.10058, -16.8153
References
THE BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDONLUCAS, J. ET AL., 1979: (SENEGAL). LE GISEMENT DE PHOSPHATE DE CHAUX DE TAIBA. SCI. GEOL. BULL.32, 1-2, P.39-57, STRASBOURGWORLD BANK, 1979: THE ECONOMIC TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF SENEGAL, REPORT VOL.III, P.54-59MENOR, ALBUQUERQUE DE, E., 1975: LA SEDIMENTATION PHOSPHATEE; PETROGRAPHIC, MINERALOGIE ET GEOCHIMIE DES GISEMENTS DE TAIBA (SENEGAL) ET D'OLINDA (BRESIL), THESIS, UNIV. STRASBOURG