Ouled Fares

Prospect in Khouribga, Morocco with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208210
MAS/MILS ID 7140150007
Record type Site
Current site name Ouled Fares

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -7.13162, 32.63283 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Khouribga(province)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Morocco Khouribga

Comments on the location information

  • EST.LOCATION 30 KM WSW OF KHOURIBCA. THE OULED FARES DEPOSIT WILL PRBABLY NOT BE DEVELOPED UNTIL THE KHOURIBGA DEPOSITS ARE FULLY EXHAUSTED.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) -7.13162, 32.63283

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4M
    Depth to top 15M
    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
    Date of Last Modification 910927

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1919
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Washing

Mining district

District name Khourigba

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Office Cherifien Des Phosphates (Ocp) - Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Morocco
    Year 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • KHOURIBGA MINING AREA FUTURE PROSPECT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 21900HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 7.4
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 15
    Capacity 30303
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET NI 29-16.

  • Deposit

    STOWASSER,W., BU MINES MEMO, JUNE 11,1979.

  • Deposit

    WHITE, LANE,"MOROCCAN PHOSPHATE", E&MJ, SEPTEMBER, 1986,

  • Deposit

    PP. 58-67.

  • Deposit

    "OCP IN THE 1980'S",PHOSPHATE & POTASSIUM, NO. 152,

  • Deposit

    NOV/DEC 1987, PP. 18-24.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1987, PP. 437-440.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-OCT-1992 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.