| Deposit ID | 10182994 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7140150001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Merra El Arech |
| Alternate or previous names | Meraa El Arech, Sidi El Maati, Meraa El Arech Nord, Merrah El Ahreck, Mera El Aresh, Meraa El Arech Sud |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -6.79002, 32.66622 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 800 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Khouribga(province)
Morocco(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Morocco | Khouribga |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Calcium | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -6.79002, 32.66622 |
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| Strike | N00S | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 00E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 7.2M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 9980HA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 30.1M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1919 |
| Mining method | Strip-Level |
| Year of first production | 1965 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Hydromet |
| Milling method | Sizing |
| District name | Khourigba |
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| Ownership category | Unknown |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Office Cherifien Des Phosphates (Ocp) - Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Morocco |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Phosphate Rock; 32.1 Percent P2o5 58182000 Mt Ore/Day | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 9980HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7140150001 |
TODD, J.D., MOROCCO'S MAJOR PHOSPHATE DRIVE; ENGR. AND
MINING JOUR., JULY 1982, P.35-37.
ANONYMOUS, INTRODUCING OCP, BROCHURE, N.D., P. 108.
ANONYMOUS, 1973/77 EXPANSION PLAN, BROCHURE, N.D., P. 112.
DEVOTO, R.H. AND STEVENS, D.N., URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATE
RESOURCES OF THE FREE WORLD, U.S. DEPT. ENERGY CONTRACT,
GJBX-110 (79), 1979, P. 401-404.
TRIP REPORT OF MEETING IN CASABLANCA OFFICE OF OCP,
MAY 1981. - CONFIDENTIAL.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS DEPOSIT INCLUDES SIDI EL MAATI DEPOSIT. MINERAL HOLDINGS ARE BY GOVERNMENT GRANT. EVALUATED PREVIOUSLY BY DRS-EFOC INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ZELLERS-WILLIAMS, CONTRACTOR URANIUM NOT REPORTED IN ANALYSES BUT PROBABLY PRESENT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-APR-95 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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