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Imini

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079680
MRDS ID W029744
Record type Site
Current site name Imini
Alternate or previous names Tighermit, Timkit, Bou-Azzer, Bou-Agguioun

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -6.89835, 30.73294 (WGS84)
Relative position 160 KM SOUTH OF MARRAKESH; 40 KM NORTH OF OUARZAZATE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Morocco

Comments on the location information

  • BETWEEN HAUT-ATLAS AND ANTI-ATLAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE IS PRODUCED SOLELY FOR USE IN CERAMICS AND CHEMICAL MANUFACTURE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Lithiophorite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Goethite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 242
USGS model code 34b
Deposit model name Sedimentary Mn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Dolomite;Sandstone And Conglomerates;Green Schists
    Rock description Dolomite;Sandstone And Conglomerates;Green Schists
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -6.89835, 30.73294
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Dip 5 DEG. E
    Length 20000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1918
Discoverer F. Busset
Year of first production 1938

Mining district

District name Imini District, Trans Atlas Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sacem
  • Type Owner
    Owner Brpm And Mokta, Imetal

Production statistics

  • Year 1974
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Mno2: 72 % To 94 %
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    MnO Ore Manganese Manganese 83wt-pct
  • Year 1975
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Mno2: 72 % To 94 %
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    MnO Ore Manganese Manganese 83wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 8 DIFFERENT CONCENTRATES ARE PRODUCED FROM IMINI-ORE IN THE TIMKIT PROCESSING PLANT

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 1000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 46 wt-pct Manganese Major 1983
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 500000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 46 wt-pct Manganese Major 1980

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES APPEAR TO BE SUFFICIENT AT A PRESENT PRODUCTION RATE OF 120000 TPY FOR 15 YEARS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 120M

Comments on the workings information

  • 120 M DEEP SHAFT AT TIGHERMIT AND 40 M INCLINED ADIT AT TIMKIT

Comments on development

  • SACEM: SOC. ANONYME CHERITIENNE D'ETUDES MINIERES. BRPM: BUREAU DE RECHERCHES ET DES PARTICIPATIONS MINIERES/MAROC.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, VOL.127 APRIL 1978 PP.57-59

  • Deposit

    LESAVRE, A. 1975: LEGISEMENT DE MANGANESE D'IMINI (MAROC) THESIS, UNIVERSITE P & M CURIE, PARIS 1975

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO.127 APRIL 1978 PP.57-59

  • Deposit

    WEISS, S.A. 1977: MANGANESE; THE OTHER USES. METAL BULLETIN BOOKS LTD. LONDON 1977

  • Deposit

    POUIT, G. 1964: LES GITES DE MANGANESE MAROCAINES... CHRONIQUE DES MINES ET DE LA RECHERCHE MINIERE, PP.1-23, 1964

  • Deposit

    DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- MANGANESE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCUALR 930-A, 22 P.

  • Production

    WEISS, S.A. 1977: MANGANESE, THE OTHER USES. METAL BULLETIN BOOKS LTD. LONDON; D3: FROM INDUSTRY MINERALS SEE F2;

  • Reserve-Resource

    WEISS, S.A. 1977: MANGANESE; THE OTHER USES. METAL BULLETIN BOOKS LTD.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AVERAGE THICKNESS OF WORKABLE BEDS 1.2 M.TWO, SOMETIMES THREE BEDS OF MN-ORE. MN-BEDS ARE IN THE SHAPE OF WSW/ENE TRENDING ELIPSOIDS RUNNING MORE OR LESS CONTINOUSLY FOR 12 MILES.
Deposit THE RHYOLITE IS RICH IN BOTH MANGANESE AND BARIUM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1978 Krauss, Ulrich H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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