Kettara Mines

Producer in Marrakech, Morocco with commodity Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Workings at the site
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183240
MAS/MILS ID 7140190002
Record type Site
Current site name Kettara Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -7.99833, 31.80957 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marrakech(province)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Morocco Marrakech

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES ARE FOR MARRAKECH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -7.99833, 31.80957

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pyrrhotine De Kettara, Soc D'Exploitation De La
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Bureau De Recherches Et De Participations Minieres (BRPM)
    Interest 44
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Capacity 500
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER 76/77 MILLER FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS INC,

  • Deposit

    NCISCO, CALIFORNIA P 119-120

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE SEPT 1976, TABLE B-1126 MINES ACCOUNTING FOR

  • Deposit

    ALL OUTPUT OTHER THAN COAL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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