Imiter

Producer in Morocco with commodity Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Production statistics
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159085
MAS/MILS ID 7140250006
Record type Site
Current site name Imiter

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -5.83194, 31.34957 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Morocco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -5.83194, 31.34957

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Filled Stopes - Inclined Cut and Fill

Production statistics

  • Year 1994
    Description Silver 233 Mt Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 233mt
  • Year 1995
    Description Silver 180 Mt Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 180mt
  • Year 1996
    Description Silver 180 Mt Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 180mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Measured 1380000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1380000mt ore
    Total resources 1380000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 940 g/mt Silver Major 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SEP 11, 1997--RECEIVED INFO FROM MINISTER OF MINES. 1996 PRODUCTION WAS 180.291 TONNES AG METAL. RESERVES WERE 1,380,000 TONNES ORE AT 940 G/TONNE. ANNUAL CAPACITY ESTIMATED USING ASSUMED 90% METAL RECOVERY AND OPERATION WORKING AT 75% CAPACITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INFORMATION FROM MINISTER OF MINES, MOROCCO, SEP 1997

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 6/23/97--COUNTRY SPEC. CONFIRMED THAT IMITER IS PRODUCING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-SEP-1997 Clarke, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.