Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model242: Sedimentary Mn
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Lithiophorite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueGoethite, Limonite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Dolomite;Sandstone And Conglomerates;Green Schists
Tectonic settingStable Craton
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1938
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10079680
MRDS IDW029744
Alternate namesTighermit, Timkit, Bou-Azzer, Bou-Agguioun
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.73294, -6.89835
References
SRC.REF: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, VOL.127 APRIL 1978 PP.57-59LESAVRE, A. 1975: LEGISEMENT DE MANGANESE D'IMINI (MAROC) THESIS, UNIVERSITE P & M CURIE, PARIS 1975INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO.127 APRIL 1978 PP.57-59WEISS, S.A. 1977: MANGANESE; THE OTHER USES. METAL BULLETIN BOOKS LTD. LONDON 1977POUIT, G. 1964: LES GITES DE MANGANESE MAROCAINES... CHRONIQUE DES MINES ET DE LA RECHERCHE MINIERE, PP.1-23, 1964DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- MANGANESE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCUALR 930-A, 22 P.WEISS, S.A. 1977: MANGANESE, THE OTHER USES. METAL BULLETIN BOOKS LTD. LONDON; D3: FROM INDUSTRY MINERALS SEE F2;