Mineral deposits and mining prospects in Morocco are aligned with the metallogenic provinces that are associated with the major geodynamic events that characterize the geology of Morocco.
METALLOGENY AND GEODYNAMICS IN MOROCCO
| OROGENIC REGIONS |
GEODYNAMIC REGIONS |
MINERALISATIONS |
| ARCHEAN
(Aghaylas belt, Matalla unit)
|
RIFT |
- Carbonatites with Fe, U, REE, Ta, Nb (Glibat Lafhouda, Twihinate)
- Au quartz veins (Lafwila)
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| EBURNEEN |
CRATONIC BASEMENT |
- Orogenic gold (Iourirn)
- Beryl (Zenaga shows)
|
| PANAFRICAIN |
PLATFORM RIFTING / BACK ARC BASIN |
- Exhalative Cu (Bleida)
- Ophiolite related Co-Cr / Co - Au (Bou-Azzer)
- Au greenstone belt (Tafrent)
|
| PLUTO – VOLCANIC ARC |
- Mesothermal veins Au - Cu (Tiouit)
- Epithermal veins Ag (Imiter)
- Au in pneumatolitic veins (Qalâat Mgouna)
- Volcanogenic Cu (Tizi Moudou…)
- W quartz veins (Taourirt – Tamlalt)
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| INFRACAMBRIAN PLATFORM |
Kupperschieffer Cu deposits in occidental Anti-Atlas (Tazalaght, Tizert…) |
| HERCYNIAN |
RIFT INTRACONTINENTAL / ARRIERE ARC |
VMS in Jebilet - Guemassa (Hajjar - Draâ Sfar - Kettara) |
| POST – COLLISIONAL |
- Granite-related deposits (Sn : Achmmach, El Karit, Fluorine (El Hammam))
- Pyrometasomatic deposits (W, Cu, Mo, Azegour…)
- Jbel Malek (Au)
- Azouggar N’Tilili (Au, Pb, Zn, Ag)...
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| ALPINE |
CONTINENTAL BASINS AND PLATFORM |
- Triassic red beds : Zeida (Pb)
- Bou Arfa (Mn)
- MVT : Touissit - Boubeker (Pb)
|
| Bentonite and Perlite : Rif |
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