Mine detail: Ben-Guerir

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 32.24955, -7.765

Resource(B)

Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Chemical Sediment, Marine
Production size: None
Development status: Prospect
First production started: 1980
Last production ended: 1982

Geology

Host rock:Maestrichtian;Maestrichtian;Maestrichtian
Host type:Sand and Gravel,Argillite,Limestone

References

MRDSISM0408
DEP10024674
Reference{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 MAROC. SOC. GEOGR. MAROC, NO.14, P.7-20, RABAT}{Deposit:: BOUJO, A., 1972: CONTRIBUTION A *TUDE GEOLOGIQUE DU GISEMENT GANNTOUR. THESIS, UNIVERSITY STRASBOURG,- PUBLISHED 1976 - NOTES ET MEM. SERV. GEOL. MAROC NO.262}{Deposit:: WADJINNY, A., 1979: MILIEU DE SEDIMENTATION... COUCHES INFERIEURES DE LA SERIE PHOSPHATE DE BEN GUERIR. THESIS, UNIVERSITY STRASBOURG}{Production:: INFORMATION OBTAINED DURING VISIT IN APRIL 1982 INTERNAL REPORT GERMAN EMBASSY, 1982}
ReporterKrauss, Ulrich H.