Aouli Mine

Producer in Morocco with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Bismuth
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089352
MRDS ID W018932
Record type Site
Current site name Aouli Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -4.49831, 32.41617 (WGS84)
Relative position 30 KM NW OF MIDELT

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 MIDELT.

Commodities

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

Materials information

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 and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Volcanics
    Rock description Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -4.49831, 32.41617

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Henri Fault

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Joints And Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1930

Mining district

District name Aouli-Mibladen District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Penarroya Maroc

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^3.5 % Pb, .2 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 0wt-pct
    Ore Lead Lead 4wt-pct
  • Year 1968
    Material PB CONC
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^72% Pb, 617 G Ag/Mt, 0.89% Bi
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Bismuth Bismuth 1wt-pct
    Conc. Silver Silver 617g/mt
    Conc. Lead Lead 72wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • U.S. BU MINES MIN. TRADE NOTES 8-76 P 13 STATES AOULI CLOSED AND ALL PENAROYA OPERATIONS IN MOROCCO CEASED.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Demonstrated 1800000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 3.5 wt-pct Lead Major 1970

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 300M

Comments on the workings information

  • THICKEST VEIN IS HENRI VEIN, 15 M WIDE. OTHERS ARE LESS THAN 2.1 M WIDE

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 596 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: 1633 MTPD MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

  • Deposit

    EMBERGER, ANDRE, 1968, SYNTHESE DESCRIPTIVE DES MINERALISATIONS PLOMBO-ZINCIFERES DU MAROC; ANNALES DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE TUNIS, N. 23, P 15 - 99

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1976, U.S. BU MINES MINERAL TRADE NOTES 8-76 P. 13

  • Production

    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

  • Reserve-Resource

    GUESSOUS, A., 1970, AIME SYMP PB-ZN V. 1 P 199

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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