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Djebel Aouam Mine

Producer in Morocco with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Bismuth
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073108
MRDS ID W018933
Record type Site
Current site name Djebel Aouam Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -5.61496, 33.88278 (WGS84)
Relative position 80 KM S. OF MEKNES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Morocco

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR MEKNES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Bismuth Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Mimetite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE GENERALLY GRADES 9.4% PB, 1.5% ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Schists, Sandstones, Calcites
    Rock description Schists, Sandstones, Calcites
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -5.61496, 33.88278
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Highly Folded Host Rock Strata

Ore body information

  • Length 16000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1000

Mining district

District name Aouam District, M'Rirt Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Soc Min Du Diebel Aouam

Production statistics

  • Year 1969
    Period 1960-1969
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^9.4% Pb, 1.5% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 2wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 9wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 400M

Comments on the workings information

  • FIVE VEINS OR VEIN GROUPS - SIGNAL, NORTH, SOUTH, BARITE AND PARALLEL VEINS. AS OF 1970 ONLY SIGNAL AND SOUTH VEINS WERE ECONOMIC. SIGNAL IS AT LEAST 1.6 - 3.2 KM LONG, 396 M DEEP.

Comments on development

  • MODERN MINING OPERATIONS BEGAN IN 1960 ; MILL.CAP: 73 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: 200 MTPD MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GUESSOUS, ABDERRAFIH, 1970, THE MAJOR PB - ZN PRODUCING MINES IN MOROCCO; RAUSCH & MARIACHER, AIME SYMP. PB - ZN V. 1 P. 195 - 203

  • Deposit

    EMBERGER, ANDRE, 1968, SYNTHESE DESCRIPTIVE DES MINERALISATIONS PLOMBO-ZINCIFERES DU MAROC; ANNALES DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGY DE TUNIS, NO. 23, P. 15 - 99

  • Production

    GUESSOUS, A., 1970, AIME SYMP. PB-ZN, P. 200-201. E/MJ INTL DIRECTORY 1975, P. 250; 1976, P. 260

  • Reserve-Resource

    E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY 1976, P. 260

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS OUTCROP FOR A DISTANCE OF 16 KM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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