| Deposit ID | 10183359 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7140190007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Benguerir |
| Alternate or previous names | Tassaout, Tessaout |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -7.33163, 32.24955 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Marrakech(province)
Morocco(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Morocco | Marrakech |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Plant (1) | -7.33163, 32.24955 |
|---|
| Thickness | 11.8M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 6M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gantour Plateau |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Office Cherifien Des Phosphates (Ocp) - Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Morocco |
| Year | 1985 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7140190007 |
STAFF, MINING MAGAZINE, 1969, PHOSPHATE IN MORROCO: JUNE
1969, VOL. 120, NO. 6.
BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS, FOURTH ED., LONDON, 1980, PP. 134-141.
PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 105, JAN/FEB 1980.
PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 106, MAR/APR 1980, PP. 34-43.
E & MJ, JULY 1980.
PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 112, MAR/APR 1981, PP. 19-21.
DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED., LONDON, 1987, PP. 104-105.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BENGUERIR IS THE CENTER OF THE DISTRICT, TESSAOUT IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 65 KM DUE EAST OF BENGUERIR, NEAR ZAOUIA SIDI HATTAB. RELATIONSHIP OF BARITE VEINS TO PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS IS NOT KNOWN AT PRESENT TIME (1979). TESSOUTE IS PART OF THE BEN GUERIR DEPOSIT. FOR MORE INFORMATION (IE.: RESERVES, MINING, AND MILLING), SEE THE DEPOSIT LISTING FOR BEN GUERIR 7140190005. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-SEP-1991 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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