Meskala

Prospect in Morocco with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000676
MRDS ID ISM0403
Record type District
Current site name Meskala
Alternate or previous names Chichaoua and Khmis Meskala and Imin Tanaout

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -9.16505, 31.41631 (WGS84)
Relative position ESTIMATED CENTER OF AREA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Morocco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -9.16505, 31.41631

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Discovery year 1920

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner OFFICE CHERIFIEN DES PHOSPHATES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON

  • Deposit

    SALVAN, H. 1960: LES PHOSPHATES DE CHAUX SEDIMENTAIRES DU MAROC. NOTES MAROCAINES; SOC. GEOGR. MAROC, NO.14, P.7-20, RABAT

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.