Mine detail: Aouli Mine

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Location: Morocco, Africa
Lat / long: 32.41617, -4.49831
dep_id: 10089352
mrds_id: W018932
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc
Minor mineral: Silver, Bismuth
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Anglesite, Cerussite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
gangue: Barite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Dolomite, Goethite, Hematite, Jarosite, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite, Quartz
work_type: Underground
ore_ctrl: Joints And Faults
Reporter: Schruben, Paul G.
hrock_unit: Granite And Schists
hrock_type: Schist,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Granite
arock_unit: Volcanics
arock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Structure: Henri Fault
Year first produced: 1930
References:
  • Deposit:: GUESSOUS, ABDERRAFIH, 1970, THE MAJOR LEAD-ZINC PRODUCING MINES; IN MOROCCO, RAUSCH, D. O. & MARIACHER E. D. S., AIME SYMP PB-ZN, V. 1 P 195 - 203
  • Deposit:: EMBERGER, ANDRE, 1968, SYNTHESE DESCRIPTIVE DES MINERALISATIONS PLOMBO-ZINCIFERES DU MAROC; ANNALES DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE TUNIS, N. 23, P 15 - 99
  • Deposit:: STAFF, 1976, U.S. BU MINES MINERAL TRADE NOTES 8-76 P. 13
  • Production:: GUESSOUS, 1970, AIME SYMP PB-ZN V. 1 P 199. EMBERGER, 1968, ANNALES DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGY DE TUNIS NO 23 P 31
  • Reserve-Resource:: GUESSOUS, A., 1970, AIME SYMP PB-ZN V. 1 P 199
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