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Djebel Hallouf Pb - Zn Mine

Producer in Tunisia with commodities Lead, Zinc
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073166
MRDS ID W019015
Record type Site
Current site name Djebel Hallouf Pb - Zn Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 8.91845, 36.73246 (WGS84)
Relative position SW OF BEJA
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Geographic areas

Country
Tunisia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Senonian Limestone
    Rock description Senonian Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) 8.91845, 36.73246
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Series Of Parallel Fractures Trending Nne

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR FILLINGS, INCRUSTATIONS, STALACTITES

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Karst Cavity Network

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Soc. Tun. D Expansion Min.

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Material PB
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^100. % Pb (Metal)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 100wt-pct
  • Year 1972
    Material ZN
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^100. % Zn (Metal)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 100wt-pct
  • Year 1972
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^3.02 % Pb, 1.95 % Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 3wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 2wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ESTIMATED % RECOVERY 90.8% FOR PB, 87% FOR ZN

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 1,800,000,000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2.95 wt-pct Lead Major 1973
    Zinc Zn 2.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1973

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 292 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: 800 MTPD MILL

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS W019015

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SAINFIELD, P., 1950, LES GISEMENTS DE PLOMB ET DE ZINC EN TUNISIE; INT. GEOL. CONG. 18TH REPT. 7 P. 234 - 240

  • Deposit

    NICOLINI, PIERRE, 1968, GISEMENTS PLOMBO ZINCIFERES DE TUNISIE; ANNALES DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE (TUNIS), NO. 23 P. 208 - 240

  • Deposit

    ROUVIER, H., 1971, MINERALISATIONS PLOMBO - ZINCIFERES ET PHENOMENE KARSTIQUE, EXAMPLE TUNISIEN: LE GISEMENT DU DJEBEL HALLOUF; MINERALIUM DEPOSITA V. 6 P. 196 - 208

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE IS RESULT OF REMOBILIZATION OF MIOCENE POST - NAPPE STRATABOUND OREBODIES BY METEORIC WATERS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1977 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey