| Deposit ID | 10207904 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7140150012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Southern Khouribga Region |
| Alternate or previous names | Recette-10, Mrizig, Khouribga Reserves, Ouled Fares, El Halassa/Sidi Chennane, Sidi Chennaneiel Halassa, Oulad Fares |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -7.08162, 32.66622 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 900 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Khouribga(province)
Morocco(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Morocco | Khouribga |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Calcium | Tertiary |
| Chlorine | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Potassium | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Sodium | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -7.08162, 32.66622 |
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| Strike | N00E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 00E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 7.4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 82956HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 15M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1919 |
| Mining method | Strip-Level |
| Milling method | Washing |
| District name | Khourigba |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government Of Morocco-Office Cherifien Des Phosphates (Ocp) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 3432HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 3432HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7140150012 |
ANONYMOUS, FUTHER DETAIL OF O.C.P.'S PLAN FOR THE FUTURE:
PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 122, 1981, PP. 18-21
ANONYMOUS, MOROCCO. PRODUCTION OF PHOSPHATE ROCK....
E. & M.J., JULY 1980
ANONYMOUS, OCP UNVEILS ITS PLANS FOR THE 1980'S, PT. I & II,
PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NOS. 105 & 106, 1980.
ANONYMOUS, PHOSPHATE IN MOROCCO, MINING MAGAZINE, VOL.120
NO. 6 JUNE 1969, PP. 394-398
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS, THIRD EDITION, 1971, PP. 101-106.
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD. WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS, 1980, PP. 42-48.
FETAH, M., NOTES ON MEETING WIHT OCP, CASABLANCA, MAY 1981
-CONFIDENTIAL
INTERNATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCES EVALUATION PROGRAM (IUREP),
MOROCCO, NO. 14, JUNE 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERAL RIGHTS ARE HELD BY THE OFFICE DES PHOSPHATES (OCP), OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MOROCCO RECOVERABLE U3O8 RANGES FROM 130 TO 250 PPM |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-JAN-1995 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.