| Deposit ID | 10255875 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7140210002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Aouli-Mibladen |
| Alternate or previous names | Aouli Mibladen |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -4.665, 32.99949 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Meknes(province)
Morocco(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Morocco | Meknes |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Unknown |
| Cerussite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -4.665, 32.99949 |
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| Thickness | 25M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 16000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Combined Methods |
| Year of first production | 1930 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Societe Des Mines D'Aouli |
| Year | 1983 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Penarroya |
| Year | 1983 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7140210002 |
GUESSOUS, A., 1970, THE MAJOR LEAD-ZINC PRODUCING MINES IN
MOROCCO: LEAD AND ZINC, VOL.1, AIME WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON
MINING AND METALLURGY.
INTERNATIONAL LEAD AND ZINC STUDY GROUP, WORLD DIRECTORY:
LEAD AND ZINC MINES AND METALLURGICAL WORKS.
PENARROYA, ANNUAL REPORTS, 1975-1980.
RAFFINOT, P.G., 1970, MONOGRAPH OF FOUR ORE-DRESSING PLANTS
OWNED BY THE SOCIETE MINIERE ET METALLURGIQUE DE
PENARROYA TREATING OXIDIZED ORES OF LEAD AND ZINC:
LEAD AND ZINC, VOL.1, WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON MINING AND
METALLURGY, P. 770-780.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IN LIMESTONE, AND DOLOMITE. SEVERAL MINERALIZED BEDS IN EACH HORIZON ARE SEVERAL CENTIMETERS TO 1 METERS THICK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-SEP-1996 | Rfb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.