| Deposit ID | 10135029 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7140170001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Hamman |
| Geographic coordinates: | -5.91499, 33.62447 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kenitra(province)
Morocco(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Morocco | Kenitra |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| (1) | -5.91499, 33.62447 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Societe Anonyme Enterprises Minieres(Samine) |
| Home office | Morocco |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bureau De Recherches Geologiques Et Minieres (BRGM) |
| Interest | 34 |
| Home office | France |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Omnium Nord Africain(Ona) |
| Interest | 26 |
| Home office | Morocco |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann |
| Interest | 20 |
| Home office | France |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Preussag Group |
| Interest | 20 |
| Home office | Germany Fr |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 3500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 5000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 8500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 8500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7140170001 |
BATTELLE INSTITUTE.WORLD MARKET FOR FLUORINE MINERALS AND
CHEMICALS.JUNE,1973.GENEVA,SWITZ.PP.A105-A106.
E/MJ INTL.DIRECTORY OF MINING&MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS,
1978.MCGRAW HILL,N,Y.,1978.PP.133,318.
DEKUN,N.THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA.ELSEVIER PUBL.CO.
LONDON.1965.PP.403-404.
DMA SERIES 1501.SHEET NI-30-9.SCALE 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINING OPERATION BEGUN MID-1974. PLANNED CAPACITY,1972,WAS 170,000 MT ORE/YR.(600 MT ORE/DAY) AND WOULD PRODUCE 73,000 MT OF ACID-GRADE FLUORSPAR(98% CAF2) WITH 80% RECOVERY.NO FEED GRADE GIVEN,ASSUME 45%. IN 1976,PRODUCTION WAS 51,450 MT OF CAF2;IN 1975 PRODUCTION WAS 47,421 MT CAF2.ASSUMING 80% RECOVERY AND 40%CAF2 FEED GRADE &USING 1976 PRODUCTION OF CAF2 THE 1976 ORE CAPAC- ITY WOULD BE 51,450 DIVIDED BY.80 DIVIDED BY.45=143,000 MTPY ORE. MILLING CONSISTS OF HEAVY MEDIA&FLOTATION. ALL OF PRODUCTION EXPORTED. FROM 1961-1966 WHEN SHUTDOWN,EL HAMMAN PRODUCED ABOUT 21,000 MT OF FLUORSPAR. TOTAL OPERATION EMPLOYED 240 IN 1978. LOCATED 46 KM SW OF MEKNES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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