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Meraa-El-Arech

Prospect in Morocco with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  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 10024672
MRDS ID ISM0406
Record type Site
Current site name Meraa-El-Arech
Alternate or previous names Mea, Piste Royale, Ghar-Maati, Zone Centrale

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -6.79831, 32.76619 (WGS84)
Elevation 700
Relative position CENTROID, 1 KM

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Rock unit name Ypresian;Ypresian;Thanetian Montian
    Rock description Ypresian;Ypresian;Thanetian Montian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -6.79831, 32.76619
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 22M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1922
Year of first production 1966
Year of last production 1982

Mining district

District name Oulad-Abdoun Phosphate District (Khouribga District)

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ocp
  • Type Owner
    Owner Office Cherifien Des Phosphates (Ocp); State Owned; Bvd. De La Grande Ceinture, Casablanca/Maroc

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

  • Production

    INFORMATION OBTAINED DURING VISIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1982 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

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

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