| Deposit ID | 10288123 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7140150003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Khouribga Underground |
| Alternate or previous names | Recette 2, Recette 7, Recette 8, Recette 9, Recette 10, Khouribga Complex |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -7.89832, 32.79953 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 800 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Khouribga(province)
Morocco(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Morocco | Khouribga |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Calcium | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -7.89832, 32.79953 |
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| Thickness | 4.2M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1919 |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Room and Pillar |
| Year of first production | 1964 |
| Milling method | Sizing |
| District name | Khourigba |
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| Ownership category | Unknown |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Office Cherifien Des Phosphates (Ocp) - Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Morocco |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1979 |
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| Period | 1965 - 1979 |
| Description | Product 1965 - 1979 3059999 Mt Product/Year |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1965 - 1979 |
| Description | Crude Ore 1965 - 1979 4649999 Mt Ore/Year |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7140150003 |
ANONYMOUS, FURTHER DETAILS OF OCP'S PLANS FOR THE FUTURE:
PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 112, 1981, PP. 18-21.
ANONYMOUS, MOROCCO. PRODUCTION OF PHOSPHATE ROCK..., E. &
M. J., JULY 1980.
ANONYMOUS, OCP UNVEILS ITS PLANS FOR THE 1980S, PT. I & II,
PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NOS. 105 & 106, 1980.
ANONYMOUS, PHOSPHATE IN MOROCCO, MINING MAGAZINE, VOL. 120,
NO. 6, JUNE 1969, PP. 394-398.
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOS-
ITS, THIRD EDITION, 1971, PP. 101-106.
ITS, 1980, PP. 42-48.
FETAH, M., NOTES ON MEETING WITH OCP, CASABLANCA, MAY 1981 -
CONFIDENTIAL.
INTERNATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCES EVALUATION PROGRAM (IUREP),
MOROCCO, NO. 14, JUNE 1977.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TOTAL THICKNESS IS FOR BED 1 + BED 2. ORE STRIKES E-W; DIP SUBHORIZONTAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-JAN-1995 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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