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Imini

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183341
MAS/MILS ID 7140190001
Record type Site
Current site name Imini

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -7.24834, 31.24959 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marrakech(province)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Morocco Marrakech

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) -7.24834, 31.24959
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00W
    Dip 05W
    Thickness 1.3M
    Length 900M
    Depth to top 120M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Strike And Dip N00W:05W
    Date of Last Modification 910211

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1920
Year of first production 1921

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Societe Anonyme Cherifienne D'Etudes Minieres (Sacem)
    Interest 100
    Home office Morocco
    Year 1981

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION IN 1988 DECLINED TO 2,500T OF ULTRA FINES AND ABOUT 45,000T OF BRICK COLORING MATERIAL(PROBABLY FERRU- -GINOUS MANGANESE ORE). BY FAR THE MAJORITY OF REVENUE IS GENERATED BY ULTRA FINES. RESERVES OF MARKETEBLE MANGANESE ORE(PLUS 40%MN) ARE CONSIDERED TO BE NEARLY DEPLETED.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Indicated 1500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1500000mt ore
    Total resources 1500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 46 wt-pct Manganese Major 1988

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DICKSON, T. "MANGANESE NON-METALLIC MARKET DEVELOPMENTS."

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. AUGUST 1980.

  • Deposit

    THE IMINI MINE. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. APRIL 1978.

  • Deposit

    NATIONAL MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD, NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

  • Deposit

    -NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. MANGANESE RESERVES AND

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES AND THIER INDUSTRIAL IMPLICATIONS. NMAB-374,

  • Deposit

    WASHINGTON DC, 1981, P.184; NTIS, PB-82-117665.

  • Deposit

    MCMICHAEL, BRUCE. MANGANESE, EMD-THE POWER IN THE MARKET.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. NO. 260, MAY 1989, PP. 46-47.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JAN-1998 Coffman, Joe U.S. Bureau of Mines

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