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Zeida Mine

Producer in Meknes, Morocco with commodities Lead, Silver, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107327
MRDS ID W018935
Record type Site
Current site name Zeida Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -4.71498, 32.68282 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR MIDELT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Meknes(province)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Morocco Meknes

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. LONG. ARE FOR MIDELT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 196
USGS model code 30a
Deposit model name Sandstone-hosted Pb-Zn
Mark3 model number 76

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -4.71498, 32.68282
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1974

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Zellidja

Production statistics

  • Year 1974
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^3.2 % Pb (Est. By P.S.)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Lead Lead 3wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 8000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 3.2 wt-pct Lead Major 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 23000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 3.1 wt-pct Lead Major 1985

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: 40,000 MTPY PB CONC. OUTPUT CAP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STOWASSER, W. F., 1976, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF MOROCCO; U.S. BU. MINES MIN. YBK 1973, V. 3 P. 630

  • Deposit

    MENZIE AND MOSIER, 1985, GRADE, TONNAGE, AND LITHOLOGIC DATA FOR SEDIMENT-HOSTED SUBMARINE EXHALATIVE ZN-PB AND SANDSTONE-HOSTED PB-ZN DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-206, 17 P.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987.

  • Reserve-Resource

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES YEARBOOK, 1973, V. 3, P. 630. DEPOSIT ESTIMATE FROM MENZIE AND MOSIER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1977 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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