Bougaffer

Past Producer in Morocco with commodity Silver
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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207602
MAS/MILS ID 7140250007
Record type Site
Current site name Bougaffer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -5.39834, 31.09957 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Morocco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -5.39834, 31.09957

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 6/23/97--COUNTRY SPEC. THINKS THIS MAY BE A COPPER PROPERTY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INFORMATION FROM MINISTER OF MINES, MOROCCO, SEP 1997

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 6/23/97--COUNTRY SPEC. SAYS BOUGAFFER IS PRODUCING. SEP. 11, 1997--RECEIVED FAX FROM MINISTER OF MINES: BOUGAFFER HAS SHUT BECAUSE OF EXHAUSTION OF RESERVES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-SEP-1997 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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