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Abstract
High-grade hematitic iron ores (of HIF, containing 60-65 wt%Fe) have been mined in Mauritania since 1952 from Superior-type iron deposits of the F'derik-Zouerate district. Depletion of the high-grade ores in recent years has resulted in new exploration projects focused on lower-grade magnetite ores occurring in Algoma-type banded iron formation (of BIF, containing ca. 35 wt% Fe). Mauritania is the seventeenth largest iron producer in the world and currently has about 1.1 Gt of crude iron ore reserves.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | The F'derik-Zouerate iron district: Mesoarchean and Paleoproterozoic iron formation of the Tiris Complex, Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-31733-5 |
| Year Published | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Contributing office(s) | Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center |
| Description | 45 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | Mineral deposits of North Africa |
| First page | 529 |
| Last page | 573 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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