Sidi Daoui-Recette 4

Producer in Khouribga, Morocco with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208024
MAS/MILS ID 7140150002
Record type Site
Current site name Sidi Daoui-Recette 4
Alternate or previous names Grand Daoui, Oued Zem, Recette 4, Daoui-Recette 4, Daoui Sud, Daoui Central, Daoui Nord, Daoui Mine, Daoui Open Cast Mine, Daoui

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -6.66501, 32.78281 (WGS84)
Elevation 800
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Khouribga(province)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Morocco Khouribga

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -6.66501, 32.78281

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 12M
    Area 1100HA
    Depth to top 25M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1100
    Date of Last Modification 830406

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1919
Mining method Strip-Level
Year of first production 1971
Milling method Washing

Mining district

District name Morocco

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Office Cherifien Des Phosphates (Ocp) - Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Morocco
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description P2o5 Production Averages 31% 17490000 Metric Tons Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 1749000mt 31wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1000HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Percent Waste Rock 42.3
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 25
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 30
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 90
    Capacity 57000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, INTRODUCING OCP, BROCHURE, N.D., P. 108.

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, 1973/77 EXPANSION PLAN, BROCHURE, N.D., P. 112.

  • Deposit

    DEVOTO, R. H. AND STEVENS, D. N., URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES OF THE FREE WORLD, U.S. DEPT. ENERGY CONTRACT

  • Deposit

    , GJBX-110 (79), 1979, P. 401-404.

  • Deposit

    TRIP REPORT OF MEETING IN CASABLANCA OFFICE OF OCP, MAY

  • Deposit

    1981. - CONFIDENTIAL.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET NI 29-16, SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    STOWASSER, W., BUREAU OF MINES MEMO, JUNE 11, 1979.

  • Deposit

    SHEKARCHI, E. AND MORSE, D., FIELD TRIP NOTES, MAY-JUNE

  • Deposit

    1978, INTL. DATA AND ANALYSIS, U.S.B.M.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., A WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, 3RD ED., LONDON, 1969, P. 104.

  • Deposit

    NORTHOLT, A. J. G., ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF

  • Deposit

    IGNEOUS PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS IN EUROPE AND THE USSR: AIME

  • Deposit

    ANNUAL MEETING, DENVER, FEB/MAR 1978.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-1995 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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