Mine detail: Meraa-El-Arech

Previously called 'Piste RoyaleMeaGhar-MaatiZone Centrale'

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Location: Morocco, Africa
Lat / long: 32.76619, -6.79831
dep_id: 10024672
mrds_id: ISM0406
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Chemical Sediment, Marine
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Prospect
Reporter: Krauss, Ulrich H.
hrock_unit: Ypresian;Ypresian;Thanetian Montian
hrock_type: Limestone,Chert
Year first produced: 1966
ylp_ba: >
yr_lst_prd: 1982
disc_yr: 1922
References:
  • Deposit:: BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON
  • Deposit:: SALVAN, H., 1960: LES PHOSPHATES DE CHAUX SEDIMENTAIRES DU MAROC. NOTES MAROCAINES, SOC. GEOGR. MAROC, NO.14, P.7-20, RABAT
  • Production:: INFORMATION OBTAINED DURING VISIT
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