Mine detail: Khouribga

Previously called 'Kourigha'

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Location

Lat / long: 32.89951, -6.94831

Resource(N)

Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Orebody form: TABULAR
Discovery year: 1912

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: Large
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1921

Geology

Host rock:Limestone;Phosphatesrock
Host type:Limestone,Chert
Structure:Uplifted Central Plateau, Flat-Lying Beds

References

MRDSW032787
DEP10081087
Reference{Deposit:: LAWSON, A.C., 1931, THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF KHOURIGA, MOROCCO: ECON. GEOL., V. 31, P. 480-484.}{Deposit:: MM 1980; WAR MINERALS REPORT, 1976-1977 P. 119.}{Deposit:: KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- PHOSPHATE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.}{Deposit:: HARBEN AND BATES, 1984, GEOLOGY OF THE NONMETALLICS: NEW YORK, METAL BULLETIN INC., 393 P.}{Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987.}{Production:: LAWSON, 1931; KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984}
ReporterGassaway, Judith, S., Orris, Greta J.