Bou Azzer Deposit
Souss - Massa - Draa, Morocco
30.5329°N 6.9150°W
Mine Overview
The Bou Azzer Deposit is in Souss - Massa - Draa, Morocco. The site was first discovered in 1931. The ore mined is composed of erythrite, pyrite and niccolite. The mineralization at this location is from the Neoproterozoic era 1.00 to 0.54 billion years ago.
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Commodities
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- Commodity Type Importance
- Cobalt Metallic Primary
- Nickel Metallic Primary
- Copper Metallic Tertiary
- Gold Metallic Tertiary
- Molybdenum Metallic Tertiary
- Silver Metallic Tertiary
Location Info
- Souss - Massa - Draa County / State
- Continent Country State County
- Africa Morocco - n/a
Development
OPERATIONS WERE SUSPENDED IN 1986
Rocks
Geological materials at the site.
Tectonic
Tectonic setting in which the site or deposit is situated.
- Setting?
- Obducted Ophiolite In Orogenic Belt
Nearby Deposits
Other deposits in the same region.
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El-Borj Manganese Occurrence
- Manganese commodity Site type Occurrence status
- Souss - Massa - Draa
- 5.46 miles
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Imini Manganese Mine
- Manganese commodity Site type Mine status
- Souss - Massa - Draa
- 13.85 miles
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Imini Manganese Mine
- Manganese commodity Site type Mine status
- Souss - Massa - Draa
- 13.85 miles
Nearby Places
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Nearby Mining Districts
There are no mining districts nearby
Footnotes
* Mine bounds on map indicate the general area that a mine occupies. For an detailed map, refer to the overseeing BLM field office.
** The mine central point is based on an average of the mine's bounding box(es) and does not necessarily fall on the claim itself.
1 World-class significance is determined by total endowment of the contained commodity. This includes all past production and remaining reserves. Each commodity is considered separately and commodities cannot be combined to arrive at a significant size. The tonnage thresholds are from the mine model grade-tonnage studies. As of June 2008, many entries were classified as significant under less strict rules.
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Deposit
COMPAGNIE DE TIFNOUT TIRANIMINE. AT BOU AZZER, PLANS (AS OF 3/75) ARE FOR COBALT OUTPUT TO REACH 8, 000 MTPY BY 1977. CONCENTRATOR 1972 FEED CAPACITY WAS 180, 000 M. T. P. Y.
DEPOSIT OCCURS IN AREAS OF PRECAMBRIAN ROCKS EXPOSED BY THE EROSION OF AN ANTCLINE OF YOUNGER ROCKS. THE TOTAL LENGTH OF OUTCROP, 35 MILES, 3 TO 9 MILES WIDE. THE OLDEST OF THE PRECAMBRIAN ROCKS ARE DIORITE AND A SERIES OF MICA SCHISTS AND GNEISS. YOUNGER THAN THESE IS A COMPLEX OF SERPENTINE AND OLIVINE BASALTS. THE ORE OCCURS IN VERTICAL EAST-WEST VEINS OR VEINLIKE MASSES AT OR NEAR THE CONTACT OF THE SERPENTINE AND THE DIORITE; MORE OF THE VEINS LIE IN THE SERPENTINE THAN IN THE DIORITE. VEINS HAVE MAX. WIDTH OF 5 FEET AND HAVE BEEN MINED TO 575 FEET IN DEPTH. OXIDATION HAS PRODUCED MINABLE AMOUNTS OF ERYTHRITE, ANNABERGITE, AND BLACK OXIDES. ORES ARE REPORTED TO CONTAIN 3 TO 300 GRAMS (0. 1 TO 9. 6 OUNCES) OF GOLD PER MET. TON, AND UP TO 50 GRAMS (1. 6 OUNCES) OF SILVER PER MET. TON, (U. S. BUR. MINES, MATERIALS SURVEY: COBALT, REFERENCE #3 ). BECAUSE CO IS THE PREDOMINANT MINERAL HERE, AND THERE IS A LACK OF ASSOCIATED METALS, ECONOMIC MINING REQUIRES A HIGER TENOR OF COBALT ORE THAN.
USUAL, AND FOR THESE REASONS, MINED ORES CONTAIN BETWEEN 1 AND 2 PERCENT COBALT.