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Imin Tanoute

Prospect in Marrakech, Morocco with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280738
MAS/MILS ID 7140190006
Record type Site
Current site name Imin Tanoute
Alternate or previous names Imin Tanounte Meskala, Enfifa, Meskala

Comments on the site names

  • INCLUDED IN MESKALA (MAS SEQ # 7140190008) OTHER NAME:ENFIFA.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -8.83165, 31.16631 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marrakech(province)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Morocco Marrakech

Comments on the location information

  • EST. LOCATION 28 KM SE OF CHICHAOUA. SEE MESKALA FILE FOR A COMPETE DESCRIPTION OF THE OPERATION OF IMIN TANOUTE THE TWO DEPOSITS (CHICHAOUA AND IMIN TANOUNTE) CONTAIN A SERIES OF PHOSPHATE BEDS,PARTINGS AND BARREN ROCK WITH TOTAL THICKNESS OF 15-20 M. PRELIM. ESTIMATES BY SOVIETS, COMPUTED ON AN AERIAL BASIS, GAVE POSSIBLE"GEOLOGICAL RESERVE" OF 2 TO 20 BILLION TONS OF ORE. ORE SAID TO BE SIMILAR TO YOUSSOUFIA ORE WITH POSSIBLE "PRODUCT" OF 32.5 % P205.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -8.83165, 31.16631
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.5M
    Depth to top 5M
    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 FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Minimum Depth to Top 2
    Date of Last Modification 911002

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Meskala

Ownership information

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

Comments on the ownership information

  • OCP IS OWNED BY MOROCCAN GOVT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, SPAIN MAY JOIN MOROCCO IN

  • Deposit

    MESKALA PHOSPHATES, JULY 1976, P. 27.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, PHOSPHATE IN MOROCCO, JUNE 1969, P. 398.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP.LTD. A WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, 2ND ED., LONDON, 1964, PP.51-57.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, JAN.1976, P.41.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JULY, 1974.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    SHEKARCHI,E. AND MORSE,D. FIELD TRIP NOTES,MAY-JUNE 1978,

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501 MAP SERIES,SHEET NH 29-3,SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, FEB. 10,1978.

Reporter information

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

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