| Deposit ID | 10208024 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7140150002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sidi Daoui-Recette 4 |
| Alternate or previous names | Grand Daoui, Oued Zem, Recette 4, Daoui-Recette 4, Daoui Sud, Daoui Central, Daoui Nord, Daoui Mine, Daoui Open Cast Mine, Daoui |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -6.66501, 32.78281 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 800 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Khouribga(province)
Morocco(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Morocco | Khouribga |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -6.66501, 32.78281 |
|---|
| Thickness | 12M | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 1100HA | ||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 25M | ||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1919 |
| Mining method | Strip-Level |
| Year of first production | 1971 |
| Milling method | Washing |
| District name | Morocco |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Office Cherifien Des Phosphates (Ocp) - Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Morocco |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | P2o5 Production Averages 31% 17490000 Metric Tons Ore/Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 1000HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7140150002 |
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.
DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET NI 29-16, SCALE 1:250,000.
STOWASSER, W., BUREAU OF MINES MEMO, JUNE 11, 1979.
SHEKARCHI, E. AND MORSE, D., FIELD TRIP NOTES, MAY-JUNE
1978, INTL. DATA AND ANALYSIS, U.S.B.M.
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., A WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS, 3RD ED., LONDON, 1969, P. 104.
NORTHOLT, A. J. G., ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF
IGNEOUS PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS IN EUROPE AND THE USSR: AIME
ANNUAL MEETING, DENVER, FEB/MAR 1978.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-APR-1995 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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