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Imini Mine

Producer in Morocco with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024436
MRDS ID ISM0148
Record type Site
Current site name Imini Mine
Alternate or previous names Tighermit, Timkit, Bou Azzer, Bou Agguioun

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -6.89835, 30.73294 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Morocco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -6.89835, 30.73294
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1918
Year of first production 1946
Year of last production 1982

Mining district

District name Atlas Mountains

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sacem (Societe Anonyme Cheritienne D'Etudes Minieres)
  • Type Owner
    Owner Brpm And Mokta (Brpm=Bureau De Recherches Et De Participations Minieres/Maroc)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 46 wt-pct Manganese Major 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DUKE, V. W. A., 1979, MANGANESE, A MINERAL COMMODITY REVIEW: INTERNAL REPORT 53, SOUTH AFRICAN MINERALS BUREAU, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 246 P. (REP4,C9)

  • Deposit

    NATIONAL MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD, 1981, MANGANESE RESERVES AND RESOURCES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL IMPLICATIONS: NMAB-374, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, WASHINGTON DC. (RR25-RR32,REP4,PC1,PC8, RR25,RR32)

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1978, APR., LONDON. (RR1,RR8)

  • Deposit

    WEISS, S.A., 1977, MANGANESE--THE OTHER USES: METAL BULLETIN BOOKS LTD., GARDEN CITY PRESS LTD., HERTFORDSHIRE, UK. (PA1-PA4,PA8)

  • Production

    PA1-PA4: RF4 PC1: RF2, P. 184

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1982 Cannon, William F. U.S. Geological Survey

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