World Distribution of Uranium and Thorium Deposits (UDEPO)

Algeria: Tinef

General Information

Deposit Id

Algeria

Country

Tamanrasset Province

Political Province

Tinef

Deposit Name

Synonym Names

Deposit

Site Type

Year of Discovery

7/6/2026

Modified On

LIUYANT

Modified By

Not Applicable

Deposit associated with Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities Database

Yes

Deposit is mentioned in Red Book

General Remark

Resource Information

Dormant

Deposit Status

Metamorphite

Deposit Type

Structurally controlled

Deposit Sub Type

Deposit Class

Yes

Conventional Deposit Type?

Deposit Shape

Deposit Length

Deposit Width

Depth To Deposit Top

200+

Depth To Deposit Bottom

Deposit Thickness

Deposit Dimensions

≥0.05 - <0.10

Grade Range

≥10000 - <25000

Original (Geological) Resource Range

General Description Of Resources

Type of estimate

1979

Date of estimate

Red Book Resource Cost Category

Cumulative Production (t)

Production Grade (%)

Production Period

Commodities Recovered

Geological Information

Host Rock Stratigraphic Age

Mineralisation Radiometric Age

Precambrian/Proterozoic/Neoproterozoic

Mineralisation Stratigraphic Age

Host Rock Radiometric Age

Major Ore Mineral(s)

Other Ore Minerals

V : U Ratio = 4.5

Elemental Association

Description of Mineralization

Alteration

Metallogenic Aspects

Ore Controls

General Description of Mineralization

Tuareg Shield

Geological Region

Mining District

Geological Setting

Geological Remarks

Tectonic Setting

Lithology

General Geological Remarks