| Deposit ID | 10304854 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 7140210005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tourtite Antimony Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Tourtit Antimony Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
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| Geographic coordinates: | 5.835, 32.48266 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Meknes(province)
Morocco(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
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| Morocco | Meknes |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
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| Stibnite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 5.835, 32.48266 |
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| Thickness | 10M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 300M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 12M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1960 |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Sublevel |
| Year of first production | 1978 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Societe Des Travaux Et De Recherches Miniere (Sotrarem) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Morocco |
| Year | 1982 |
| Year | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Antimony Ore 1000 Mt Of Ore Per Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Antimony Ore 1500 Mt Of Ore Per Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Antimony Ore 3000 Mt Of Ore Per Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Antimony Ore 2000 Mt Of Ore Per Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Antiminy Ore 2000 Mt Of Ore Per Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 214000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 300000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 514000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 218000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 732000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7140210005 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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| Reporter | 08-OCT-1992 | Palencia, Cesar M. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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