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Ben-Guerir

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. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024674
MRDS ID ISM0408
Record type Site
Current site name Ben-Guerir

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -7.765, 32.24955 (WGS84)
Elevation 560
Relative position CENTROID, ABOUT 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 Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Maestrichtian;Maestrichtian;Maestrichtian
    Rock description Maestrichtian;Maestrichtian;Maestrichtian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -7.765, 32.24955
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 6M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Year of first production 1980
Year of last production 1982

Mining district

District name Ganntour Phosphate District

Ownership information

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 35000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates Bpl 61 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1982

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 MAROC. SOC. GEOGR. MAROC, NO.14, P.7-20, RABAT

  • Deposit

    BOUJO, A., 1972: CONTRIBUTION A L'ETUDE GEOLOGIQUE DU GISEMENT GANNTOUR. THESIS, UNIVERSITY STRASBOURG,- PUBLISHED 1976 - NOTES ET MEM. SERV. GEOL. MAROC NO.262

  • Deposit

    WADJINNY, A., 1979: MILIEU DE SEDIMENTATION... COUCHES INFERIEURES DE LA SERIE PHOSPHATE DE BEN GUERIR. THESIS, UNIVERSITY STRASBOURG

  • Production

    INFORMATION OBTAINED DURING VISIT IN APRIL 1982 INTERNAL REPORT GERMAN EMBASSY, 1982

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-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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