| Deposit ID | 60000675 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0402 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Ganntour |
| Geographic coordinates: | -7.99832, 32.24955 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | GANNTOUR DEPOSIT EXTENDS OVER A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 125 KM IN E-W DIRECTION. MAXIMUM WIDTH OF OUTCROPPING PHOSPHATE ZONE 5 KM. AREA (L10) IS FROM OCP- REPORT AND COMPRISES COVERED PORTION OF DEPOSIT TOO. PORTION OF DEPOSIT THAT HAS BEEN STUDIED IN DETAIL AND THAT CONTAINS THE IDENTIFIED RESERVES COVERS AN AREA OF 605 KM2. GANNTOUR DEPOSIT IS DIVIDED IN SECTIONS; FROM W TO E: YOUSSOUFIA FIELD, EL-OUATA FIELD, BEN-GUERIR FIELD, NZALET-EL-HARARCHA FIELD, TESSAOUT-WEST- AND TESSAOUT-EAST FIELD. MINING OPERATIONS IN YOUSSOUFIA FIELD SINCE 1931 AND IN BEN GUERIR FIELD SINCE 1980 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morocco(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Morocco |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| (1) | -7.99832, 32.24955 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Year of first production | 1931 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | OFFICE CHERIFIEN DES PHOSPHATES (OCP), STATE OWNED |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | OCP |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | SMALL PRIVATE COMPANIES |
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS; 4TH ED., LONDON
BOUJO, A. 1976: CONTRIBUTION A L'ETUDE GEOLOGIQUE DU GISEMENT DE PHOSPHATE CRETACE-EOCENE DES GANNTOUR. NOTES ET MEM. DU SERV. GEOL. DU MAROC. NO.262, RABAT
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