| Deposit ID | 10255832 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7140190003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Outa |
| Alternate or previous names | Ben Guerir |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -7.98163, 32.31625 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Marrakech(province)
Morocco(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Morocco | Marrakech |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -7.98163, 32.31625 |
|---|
| Thickness | 11.8M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 6M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gantour Plateau |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Office Cherifien Des Phosphates (Ocp) - Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Morocco |
| Year | 1985 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7140190003 |
BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS, FOURTH ED, LONDON, 1980, PP. 134-141.
PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 105, JAN/FEB 1980.
PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 106, MAR/APR 1980, PP. 34-43.
E & MJ, JULY 1980.
PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO., 112 MAR/APR 1981, PP. 18-21.
DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED, LONDON, 1987, PP. 104-105.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EL OUTA IS PART OF THE BEN GUERIR DEPOSIT. FOR MORE INFORMATION (IE.: RESERVES, MINING, AND MILLING INFORMATION), SEE THE BEN GUERIR DEPOSIT LISTING, SEQ. # 7140190005. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-SEP-1991 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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