| Deposit ID | 10207680 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7140270007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Touissit |
| Alternate or previous names | Touissit Beddione, Beddiane Mine, Hassi Ennyag Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -1.83156, 34.41608 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morocco(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Morocco |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Ore Body (1) | -1.83156, 34.41608 |
|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Room and Pillar |
| Year of first production | 1927 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Bou Beker-Toui. |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compagnie Royale Asturienne Des Mines |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Belgium |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compagnie Miniere De Touissit |
| Home office | Algeria |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Societe Nationale D'Investissements |
| Interest | 20 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Matran |
| Interest | 15 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 5000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 1000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 6000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 14000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 20000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 4600000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 1000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 5600000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 1000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6600000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 5600000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5600000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7140270007 |
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E&MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1991
AME MINERAL ECONONMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS", JUNE 1993,
P. 38.
DMA SERIES P502 MAP, SHEET NI 30-7, SCALE 1:250,000.
PRIVATE REPORT,1973.
METALS SOURCEBOOK, ITEM A3602, JULY 30,1973.
WORLD MINING, TOUISSIT-MOROCCAN ZINC-LEAD PRODUCER MODERN-
IZES MINE AND MILL, JULY 1968, PP.12-17.
MINING MAGAZINE, JAN.1977.
ARGALL, GEORGE O., JR. "TOUISSIT-MOROCCAN ZINC-LEAD
PRODUCER MODERNIZES MINE AND MILL". WORLD MINING, JULY
1968. PP. 12-17.
FLAVEAU JACQUES, PAULHAC JEAN, PELLERIN, JEAN. "THE LEAD AND
ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE BOU BEKER-TOUSSIT AREA, EASTERN
FRENCH MOROCCO". ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND THE BULLETIN OF THE
SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS. AUGUST 1952. VOL.47 NO.5
PP. 481-493.
COMPAGNIE ROYALE ASTURIENNE DES MINES, ANNUAL REPORTS, 1976-
1979.
GUESSOUS, ABDERRAFIH, "THE MAJOR LEAD-ZINC PRODUCING MINES
IN MOROCCO" LEAD AND ZINC, VOL. I, 1970. PP. 195-203.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-AUG-94 | Difrancesco, Carl A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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