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Sidi Hajjaj

Prospect in Khouribga, Morocco with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207439
MAS/MILS ID 7140150004
Record type Site
Current site name Sidi Hajjaj

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -7.26501, 32.93282 (WGS84)
Elevation 455
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Khouribga(province)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Morocco Khouribga

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -7.26501, 32.93282
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 12M
    Depth to top 9.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 830415

Comments on the geologic information

  • LITHOLOGY INCLUDES MARLS.
  • PREDOMINANT ORE MINERAL IS CARBONATE FLUORAPATITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1919
Mining method Strip-Level
Milling method Washing

Mining district

District name Oulad Abdoun Phosphate District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Office Cherifien Des Phosphates (Ocp) - Government
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • GOVT. OWNS AND WILL OPERATE PROPERTY.

Comments on the production information

  • OVERALL MILL RECOVERY IS 60%; PRODUCT GRADE 31%. SPECIFIC RECOVERIES AND GRADES FOR SCREENING AND WASHING PLANTS UNKNOWN; ESTIMATED SCREENING PLANT RECOVERY IS 77%; CONC. GRADE 28.6%; ESTIMATED WASHING PLANT RECOVERY IS 79%; PRODUCT GRADE 32%.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M9C4=M1C1 MATRIX 9 COLUMN 4 IS EQUAL TO MATRIX 1 COLUMN 1. U3O8 CONTENT RANGES FROM 130 PPM TO 250 PPM.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 10000HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 9.5
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 21
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 6515
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1985
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 10000HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 9.5
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 21
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 13030
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1985
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 10000HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 3
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 9.5
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 21
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 19697
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, FURTHER DETAILS OF OCP'S PLANS FOR THE FUTURE:

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 112, 1981, PP. 18-21.

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, MOROCCO. PRODUCTION OF PHOSPHATE ROCK..., E. &

  • Deposit

    M. J., JULY 1980.

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, OCP UNVEILS ITS PLANS FOR THE 1980S, PT. I & II,

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NOS. 105 & 106, 1980.

  • Deposit

    1961, 89 PP.HOSPHATE IN MOROCCO, MINING MAGAZINE, VOL. 120,

  • Deposit

    NO. 6, JUNE 1969, PP. 394-398.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOS-

  • Deposit

    ITS, THIRD EDITION, 1971, PP. 101-106.

  • Deposit

    ITS, 1980, PP. 42-48.

  • Deposit

    FETAH, M., NOTES ON MEETING WITH OCP, CASABLANCA, MAY 1981 -

  • Deposit

    CONFIDENTIAL.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCES EVALUATION PROGRAM (IUREP),

  • Deposit

    MOROCCO, NO. 14, JUNE 1977.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BEDS ARE FLAT-LYING; MOST DIMENSIONS UNAVAILABLE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-DEC-94 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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