Ouenza Mine (Djebel Ouenza), Ouenza, Tébessa Province, Algeria

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An open pit iron mine, working an iron carbonate deposit hosted in Aptian neritic limestones located proximal to evaporitic diapirs of Triassic age. The mine produces 2-2.5 million tons of iron ore per year; reserves are estimated at 120-150 million tons (1997).

References:
- Mining Annual Review (1985).
- Bouzenoune, A., and Lécolle, P. (1997): Petrographic and geochemical arguments for hydrothermal formation of the Ouenza siderite deposit (NE Algeria). Mineralium Deposita 32, 189-196.

Map Reference: 35°57'N , 8°5'E

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Mineral List:

Anhydrite
Ankerite
Baryte
Calcite

Fluorite
Galena
Gypsum
Halite

Hematite
Quartz
Siderite
Sphalerite

12 entries listed. 12 valid minerals.

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