| Deposit ID | 10207864 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7140150006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mrzig |
| Alternate or previous names | Mrizig |
| Geographic coordinates: | -7.08161, 32.86622 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 800 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Khouribga(province)
Morocco(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Morocco | Khouribga |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| (1) | -7.08161, 32.86622 |
|---|
| Area | 28600HA | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 15M | ||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1919 |
| Mining method | Strip-Level |
| Milling method | Washing |
| District name | Khourigba |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Office Cherifien Des Phosphates (Ocp) - Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Morocco |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7140150006 |
DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET NI 29-16.
STOWASSER,W., BU MINES MEMO, JUNE 11,1979.
WHITE, L.""MOROCCAN PHOSPHATE",E&MJ, SEPTEMBER, 1986,
PP. 58-67.
"OCP IN THE LATE 1980'S", PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 152
NOV/DEC 1987, PP. 18-24.
MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1987, PP. 4347-440.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-OCT-1992 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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