Mining area

GPS coordinates

Geometry of the ore deposit

Orientation of the ore deposit

Surrounding rock

Age of surrounding rock

Mineralization

Exploitation method

Length (m)

Max. depth (m)

Max. opening (m)

Ras Kammouna

30.70˚N

Vein-type

N30˚, 90˚

Sandstone

Late Ordovician

Barite

Trenches

500

45

3

Tijjekht

30.90˚N

Vein-type

N 100˚, 80N˚

Sandstone

Middle Cambrian

Barite

Trenches, wells, galeries

1500

70

4

Boumaiz

31.15˚N

Vein-type

N55˚, 90˚

Alternation of sandstone and shale

Late Ordovician

Barite

Trenches

***

130

***

Chaib Ras

31.04˚N

Vein-type

N35˚, 90˚

Sandstone

Late Ordovician

Barite

Trenches and wells

1600

60

4

Bouizrane

(Jbel zorg)

30.73˚N

Vein-type

N70˚, 75N˚

Alternation of sandstone and shale

Middle Cambrian

Barite

Trenches and wells

300

50

5

M’fis

31.04˚N

Vein-type

N100˚, 60N˚

Sandy shale, carbonates and magmatic rocks

Late Devonian

alquifoux (compact galena), pyrite, chalcopyrite, barite, goethite, pyrolusite

Trenches

2000

60

3

Njakh

31.41˚N

Vein-type

N45˚, 90˚

Green sandstone and siltites

Middle Cambrian to Late Ordovician

Barite (Fluorite)

Trenches and wells

400

40

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