Morocco has been, for many decades, a country that has produced great mineral specimens. Names like Mibladen, Imiter, Bou Azer and many others have become familiar names to people who are interested in well crystallized, beautiful and/or rare minerals including Moroccan silver and proustite from Imiter as well as skutterudite and gersdorffite from Bou Azer.
The Kingdom produces a number of minerals and metals, most importantly, phosphates, silver and lead. Morocco possesses 75 percent of the world's phosphate reserves. It is the world's first exporter (28% of the global market) and third producer (20% of global production). In 2005, Morocco produced 27.254 million tons of phosphates and 5.895 million tons of phosphate derivatives.
Morocco is rich in mineral deposits and was the world’s leading exporter of phosphates and the third ranked producer of phosphates after China and the United States. Moroccan phosphate production met about 27% of world demand. Primarily because of the value of the phosphate production and exports, the mineral industry continued to play a key role in the national economy.
Morocco produced 14% of the world’s production of phosphate rock, 7% of the world’s production of barite, 2% of the world’s production of cobalt, and 1% of the world’s production of fluorspar. In terms of the value of production, phosphate rock was Morocco’s most important mineral and accounted for about 95% of the value of the country’s mining output. In addition to phosphate rock, the country produced a variety of minerals, which included barite, clays, cobalt, copper, fluorspar, gold, iron ore, lead, nickel, petroleum, pyrophylite, salt, silver, and zinc.
The Kingdom produces a number of minerals and metals, most importantly, phosphates, silver and lead. Morocco possesses 75 percent of the world's phosphate reserves. It is the world's first exporter (28% of the global market) and third producer (20% of global production). In 2005, Morocco produced 27.254 million tons of phosphates and 5.895 million tons of phosphate derivatives.
Morocco is rich in mineral deposits and was the world’s leading exporter of phosphates and the third ranked producer of phosphates after China and the United States. Moroccan phosphate production met about 27% of world demand. Primarily because of the value of the phosphate production and exports, the mineral industry continued to play a key role in the national economy.
Morocco produced 14% of the world’s production of phosphate rock, 7% of the world’s production of barite, 2% of the world’s production of cobalt, and 1% of the world’s production of fluorspar. In terms of the value of production, phosphate rock was Morocco’s most important mineral and accounted for about 95% of the value of the country’s mining output. In addition to phosphate rock, the country produced a variety of minerals, which included barite, clays, cobalt, copper, fluorspar, gold, iron ore, lead, nickel, petroleum, pyrophylite, salt, silver, and zinc.
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