Mine detail: Aghbar Cobalt Deposit Arhbar-Morocco

Previously called 'Arhbar Deposit'

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Location: Morocco, Africa
Lat / long: 30.83293, -6.91502
dep_id: 10069384
mrds_id: W006875
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Cobalt
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cobaltite, Erythrite, Heterogenite, Niccolite, Safflorite, Smaltite
conc_proc: The Ore Is Found At The Junction Of Serpentine And Rhyolite. At A Depth Of 120 Feet, The Main Mass Extends Laterally For 1,000 Square Yards, But At Greater Depths The Iron Content Increases Considerably.
Reporter: Shaffer, Glenn L.
hrock_type: Diorite,Schist,Gneiss,Serpentinite,Rhyolite,Granite
Year first produced: 1932
disc_yr: 1930
References:
  • ANDREWS, R.W., 1962, COBALT: OVERSEAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS, MINERAL RESOURCES DIVISION, LONDON, HER JAJEST* STATIONERY OFFICE, P. 143-
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