| Deposit ID | 10231739 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7140210003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Djebel Aouan |
| Alternate or previous names | Djebel Aouam |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -5.4983, 33.16618 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1200 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Meknes(province)
Morocco(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Morocco | Meknes |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -5.4983, 33.16618 |
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| Thickness | 2.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1200 |
| Mining method | Filled Stopes - Inclined Cut and Fill |
| Year of first production | 1960 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Societe Minere Du Djebel Aouam (Sma) |
| Home office | Morocco |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bureau De Recherches Et De Participations Minieres (BRPM) |
| Interest | 24 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compagrie Royal Asturienne Des Mines |
| Interest | 38 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vielle-Montagne |
| Interest | 38 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7140210003 |
*CRU MONITOR, FEB. 1994, P.7.
E&MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1991
COMPAGNIE ROYALE ASTURIENNE DES MINES, RAPPORT ANNUEL,
1975-1979.
DE KUN, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA, 1965, P. 46.
GUESSOUS, A., THE MAJOR LEAD-ZINC PRODUCTING MINES IN
MOROCCO: LEAD AND ZINC, VOL. 1, AIME WORLD SYMPOSIUM
ON MINING AND METALLURGY, 1970, PP. 195-203.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2-94: MINE WAS CLOSED MAY 1993. COULD BE REOPENED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-MAR-1997 | Difrancesco, Carl A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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