Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockDolomite
Tectonic settingStable Craton
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1946
Last production1982
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10024436
MRDS IDISM0148
Alternate namesBou Azzer, Bou Agguioun, Tighermit, Timkit
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates30.73294, -6.89835
References
DUKE, V. W. A., 1979, MANGANESE, A MINERAL COMMODITY REVIEW: INTERNAL REPORT 53, SOUTH AFRICAN MINERALS BUREAU, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 246 P. (REP4,C9)NATIONAL MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD, 1981, MANGANESE RESERVES AND RESOURCES OF THE WORLD AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL IMPLICATIONS: NMAB-374, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, WASHINGTON DC. (RR25-RR32,REP4,PC1,PC8, RR25,RR32)INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1978, APR., LONDON. (RR1,RR8)WEISS, S.A., 1977, MANGANESE--THE OTHER USES: METAL BULLETIN BOOKS LTD., GARDEN CITY PRESS LTD., HERTFORDSHIRE, UK. (PA1-PA4,PA8)PA1-PA4: RF4 PC1: RF2, P. 184