| Deposit ID | 10089352 |
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| MRDS ID | W018932 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Aouli Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -4.49831, 32.41617 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 30 KM NW OF MIDELT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morocco(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Morocco |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Bismuth Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Cerussite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Chalcocite | Gangue |
| Chalcopyrite | Gangue |
| Covellite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Malachite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Volcanics | ||||||
| Rock description | Volcanics | ||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Granite And Schists |
| Rock description | Granite And Schists |
| (1) | -4.49831, 32.41617 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Henri Fault |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1930 |
| District name | Aouli-Mibladen District |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Penarroya Maroc |
| Year | 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^3.5 % Pb, .2 % Cu | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | PB CONC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^72% Pb, 617 G Ag/Mt, 0.89% Bi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1800000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 300M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W018932 |
GUESSOUS, ABDERRAFIH, 1970, THE MAJOR LEAD-ZINC PRODUCING MINES; IN MOROCCO, RAUSCH, D. O. & MARIACHER E. D. S., AIME SYMP PB-ZN, V. 1 P 195 - 203
EMBERGER, ANDRE, 1968, SYNTHESE DESCRIPTIVE DES MINERALISATIONS PLOMBO-ZINCIFERES DU MAROC; ANNALES DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE TUNIS, N. 23, P 15 - 99
STAFF, 1976, U.S. BU MINES MINERAL TRADE NOTES 8-76 P. 13
GUESSOUS, 1970, AIME SYMP PB-ZN V. 1 P 199. EMBERGER, 1968, ANNALES DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGY DE TUNIS NO 23 P 31
GUESSOUS, A., 1970, AIME SYMP PB-ZN V. 1 P 199
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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