 | | Report (issue) | | examples will be shown in the magazine report.) Morocco Online A July-August update on the site of Joan...from the Bou Iboulkhir mine, Moulay Bouazza, Khénifra, Meknès-Tafilalt region: Joan writes a bit mysteriously...the Bou Iboulkhir mine, Moulay Bouazza, Khénifra, Meknès-Tafilalet region, Morocco. Rosell Minerals specimen...mines area of the famous Bou Azzer cobalt-mining district. We have seen pink cobalt-rich calcite from...Co-rich calcite, 6 cm, from the Agoudal mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco. Mch Minerals specimen and photo. John |  | | Journal (issue) | | Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...prospectors. All of this activity gave a jump-start to mining interests and prospecting in the lands of the Pacific...collecting has flourished throughout the Northwest region in recent decades; a history of the mineral discoveries...the estate. Many early minerals collected in the region about Spokane, Washington, are represented in the...Alaska, ca. 1906. She organized her own company to mine the garnets, and may have distributed thousands |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University] at 19:42 01 January 2015 BOU AZZER, MOROCCO W ere it not for secondary minerals of the common...likewise disappear, as would the zinc species smithsonite, adamite, and hemimorphite. There are other metals...historically interesting localities as the old cobalt mine at Great Hill, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut;...Sussex County, New Jersey; the old Tilly Foster iron mine near Brewster, Putnam County, New York; Pennsylvania...been found in the Martin mine of the Upper Mississippi Valley lead-zinc district, Lafayette County, Wisconsin; |  | | Journal (issue) | | the Unificada mine, Potosi, Bolivia. Top right: Benitoite, 2 cm, from the Benitoite Gem mine, California...N‘Chwaning I mine, Kuruman, South Africa. Bottom right: Mimetite, 2.7 cm, from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia....Record: (1) Stephanite, Husky mine, Canada. (2) Wulfenite, Rowley mine, Arizona. (3) Diaspore twin, Pinarcik...Adelaide mine, Tasmania. (5) Andradite, Antetezambato, Madagascar. (6) Calcite, Mashamba West mine, Congo...Afghanistan. (8) Scorodite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. (9) Shigaite, N’Chwaning II mine, South Africa. v This special |  | | Book | | of Earth Sciences Mohammed Ist University Oujda Morocco ISSN 2365-0559 Mineral Resource Reviews ISBN 978-3-319-31731-1...data on diverse types of metallic deposits in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, Egypt, Sudan...terms of regional metallogeny and potential future mining activity. The lead paper, by M. Bouabdellah and...the setting and origin of major deposits in the region, together with information on tonnages and grades...Tritlla, D. Banks, and A. Samir describes the giant Imiter silver-mercury vein deposit and suggests that degassing |  | | Journal (issue) | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Acanthite from Linqiu, Shanxi Province, China. Compliments of Mineralpedia, Dakota Matrix...now available on the Early Mining History of the Himalaya Pegmatite Mine The early-day history (1896-1913)...(1896-1913) of gem tourmaline mining at the Himalaya mine, San Diego County, is rife with conflicts by men...private collector. “The Early Mining History of the Himalaya Pegmatite Mine,” as described above was serialized...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Caracolite from Challacollo mine, Iquique, Tarapaca Prov., Chile, Compliments of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | become the richest silver mine in the world, in more recently Bou Azzer and Imiter in Ouarzazate addition...to providing excellent crystallized specimens (Morocco). of silver minerals. At Schneeberg, Acanthites...ceased vein. The San Juan production by the de Rayas mine in time of World War II. Guanajuato also In 1946...2016). under the very city In Morocco, the of Oberschlema Bou Azzer mine, itself, which finally already...Tucson show. The Imiter mine began its modern producing many quality specimens, until mining production period |  | | Catalog/List | | and Nevada were his favorites because of their mining and coin minting history. During his second year...the university, Kevin delved into mineralogy and mining history, and began to update his mineral collection...country as well as exploring scores of abandoned mining towns from California to New Mexico to Montana...and in particular, the towns of the Hwy 95 mining district from Rhyolite to Goldfield and Tonopah. Kevin...Kevin Ward Minera! on QUARTZ RHODOCHROSITE District Mine. Climax Climax olTolg-Yole Lake. County. ncredibly |  | | Catalog/List | | Tellurium down one side small 2x3 inch (Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Mexico) £25 BERYL translucent colourless...CHALCANTHITE rich blue mass on lx2 matrix (Majuba Mine, Nevada USA) £6 STRONTIANITE yellowish. strongely...crystalline areas in white Barytes. (Whitesmith mine, Strontian, Argyllshire, Scotland) lxl £5 lx2 £10...with black veinlets , Rammelsbergite ? Ait Hamane Morocco lx2 £5 V ANADINITE quite good covering of2.5mm...5mm brown crystals over 2x4 inch surface hardshell Mine, Santa Cruz County Arizona USA £ I 2 GYPSUM variety |  | | Report (issue) | | and recommendations for the cobalt mission to Morocco sponsored by The Trade and Development Program...and Development Program and the Government of Morocco This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed....................................... 18 SIROUA REGION COBALT OCCURRENCES ..............................ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1. Index map of areas visited showing Morocco.................. 2a 2. Generalized setting of...AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COBALT MISSION TO MOROCCO SPONSORED BY THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | occurring together) from the Calumet and Hecla mine. Excepment in the oxide zones of a variety of metal...collected from surface exposures near the Copper Falls mine, associations and include those containing other...major Acton mine, York County, the Deer collections. One state that is draped in a silIsle mine, and the...the Sullivan mine ver-lined history is Colorado, with a pro(King and Foord 1994). Silver duction of more...more than 750 million ounces to occurred in a mine about a mile its credit. Fine wire- and crystallized-silver |  | | Journal (issue) | | mines, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa ..................................crystals on matrix, 17.2 cm, from the N’Chwaning I mine, collected in 1978. Private collection and photographer...FineMineral.com APATITE Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan, 11.5cm. Fine Minerals...Show and Riverpark Inn Rhodochrosite, Sweet Home Mine, USA, 10 cm Photo: Malte Sickinger MARCUS BUDIL...budil-minerals.com Chrysocolla on Malachite Mashamba West Mine Democratic Republic of Congo 26 cm - Joe Budd Photo |  | | Catalog/List | | Design District Showroom 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Heritage Auctions Design District Showroom...500 72013 Nantan Meteorite Iron, IAB-MG Guangxi Province, China Found: 1958 This Nantan meteorite is supremely...Meteorite Slice Achondrite (Howardite) Erfoud, Morocco Found: May, 2003 NWA 1929 is a Howardite meteorite...Tissint Meteorite Slice Martian (Shergottite) Tata, Morocco (29°28.917’N, 7°36.674’W) Fell: July 18, 2011 As...lunar meteorite was found in the Dhofar Desert region of Oman by noted meteorite hunter Michael Farmer |  | | Journal (issue) | | lapidary society AGM reports SMLS Visit to Morocco Part 2 SMLS Field trip to the North of England...SMLS Journal 245 Sept/Oct 2013 SMLS VISIT TO MOROCCO April 2013 Part 2: Geology, sites and minerals...>- . .-:· ..- .,_·., 7 Fig. 1 Map of central Morocco (not to scale) Kerouchen After our convoy of jeeps...specimens without damaging ·the crystals. Aouli This mine, which is near the town of Midelt, was worked for...from 1900 until 1975. It ceased activity when Morocco gained its independence from France, because the |  | | Catalog/List | | good wiry micro crystals in and on Dolerite. (Imiter Morocco) half x half ins £3.50 407 TADZHIKITE Ce Ca...Cu UO PO/4 slightly radioactive. (Old Gunislake Mine Cornwall) a) green 3mm area on ropk, £3 ( b) IxhaJ...Phlogopite Mica. (Possibly slightly radioactive)(Palabora Mine,S.Africa lxl £5 1x2 £10 WITH UNUSUAL ELEMENTS...sections in matrix with Eudialyte.Rare not Rich (Umba Mine,Lovozero Massif,Kola Russia) lxl £4 1x2 £7.50 239...silvery areas in matrix with Tellurite. (La Bambolla Mine Moctezuma, Sonora Mexico) lxl £10 14 x 54 ins £5 |  | | Book | | organisations, 81-30 = Lurgi provides modern mining technology Seas = : = ~~ === based on 100... convert, refine and treat whatever you want to mine. From the initial evaluation and planning to the...plants, Lurgi covers the full spectrum of modern mining technology. If you would like further details,...Lebanon 29 31 8 Libya 32 35 9 10 Mauritania Morocco 11 12 Saudi Arabia Somalia 13. Sudan 9 36...branch of the Process Industries, from tin mining production, you can benefit from reading International |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 4.3 cm high, from shaft IX, Touissit, Oujda, Morocco; mined ca. 1995. Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 3 (above...(top right). Silver, 12 cm high, from Imiter, AntiAtlas, Morocco; mined ca. 1990. Jordi Deusedes photo...Figure 7 (below). Smithsonite after mimetite, 6 cm high, from Taouz, Er Rachidia, Morocco; mined 2003. Jeff...Azurite, 4.6 cm high, from Kerrouchen, Khénifra, Morocco; mined 2007. Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 10 (left)...malachite, 9 cm wide, from shaft IX, Touissit, Oujda, Morocco; mined 1999. Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 11 (above) |  | | Journal (issue) | | fled to the cars. We moved on to the Blackcraig Mine tips for lunch. Much of the three to four mile stretch...site of the day was the Talnotry Arsenic and Nickel Mine dumps. This site is hidden deep in the forest, up...and set off for the Lauchentyre and King's Laggan Mine dumps. The road to the mines ran through some scenic...rejoined the party across the road at King's Laggan Mine. This meant traversing an even more mal-odorous...afternoon location and lunch spot was the Pibble Mine dumps, so we headed up the track towards the main |  | | Catalog/List | | is native to the warm seas of the Indo-Pacific region and known traditionally to the Pacific Islanders...in this fine specimen, relatively large for the region. The undulating interior of the geode is lined...FLUORESCENT WILLEMITE AND CALCITE Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey Willemite with calcite is...reputation. It hails from the famed Franklin mining district of New Jersey, the only place in the world...HYDROZINCITE, WILLEMITE, AND CALCITE Sterling Hill Mining Co. dump, material from the 180 foot level, Ogdensburg |  | | Journal (issue) | | ....................... 2 A short history of mining in New Mexico ...................................DeMouthe Famous mineral localities: The Magdalena district, Kelly, New Mexico .................................. 13 by R. B. Gibbs The Stephenson-Bennett mine ..................................................Hammond Famous mineral localities: The Hansonberg district, Bingham, New Mexico ...........................single mineral from a single locality: smithsonite from the Kelly mine. Probably ever since the 1860’s, when |  | | Catalog/List | | pinkish fine grained mass in Calcite.(Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana USA) 1 x 14 £2.50 1x1 £4...guite rich black masses in matrix (Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs Garland County, Arkansas USA) 1x1...fairly sparse, green crusts on matrix. (San Miguel Mine Moctezuma Mexico) 1cm piece £ 5 5mm £3 WITH UNUSUAL...CO/3 0 Quite rich yellow crusts on matrix. (Outpost Mine, San Domingo Wash Maricopa County Arizona) Ixliins...MINERAL !I dark red micro's on matrix. (Getchell Mine,Humboldt Co . Nevada USA) 5mm £4 up to 1.5cm £7 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Articles The 100-year history of the Benitoite Gem mine, San Benito County, California . . . . . . . . ...known as “the Wreath,” 6 cm, from the Benitoite Gem mine, San Benito County, California. Natural History...Benitoite Gem mine will note the portion of the story devoted to the 1935 visit to the mine by collecting...interest in science led him to the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (Michigan Tech) in Houghton, where...2000 was inducted to the Academy of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences at his old alma mater |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............................................ 3 MINING IN CHINA Berthold Ottens ............................................................ 17 DAOPING MINE Guanghua Liu and Berthold Ottens .................from the Dadongla (Yunchangping) mine near Tongren, Guizhou Province, China. Marcus Budil specimen; Jeff...Xikuangshan, the site of the world’s largest stibnite mine. Berthold Ottens is a German dealer and author of...Russia, with its massive state-owned mining operations, mining in China is still conducted in large part |  | | Catalog/List | | Arsenate green micro crystals en matrix (BouSkour, Morocco) 3mm€4.50 2x2 E~.20 022 ~IG~~~It~ P~ ~ulnh3te...bright orange red micro crystals in slag. (Cetine mine, Sienna Italy) 061 BRITHOLIT8 Ce. Ce ca Si0/4 P0/4...pure greenish Scorodite (Fe Arsenate) (Gold Hill Mine,TooeleCountyUtah) ½" size El.SO lxl f4 lx2 ED 231...S/5 grey rnetallic fibres on quartz. (Cariboo Gold Mine, Wells, British Columbia,Canada) ½ ins f2. 50 116...someyellowish. Good coverage of crystals. (Hilton Mine, Cumbria) lx2 fl. 50 243 FLUORITE greenish to purple |  | | Book | | localities for good ilmenite crystals exist in the region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County...MALAWI Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series of incompletely...Springfield show ( 1995: 582). Madawaska [Faraday] mine near Bow Lake, Hastings County. Some of the world's...property of, the old Madawaska uranium mine (called the Faraday mine before 1964). The mineral assemblage...Cowgill, 1977). LATINAMERICA BRAZIL Jacupiranga mine, Sao Paulo. Among the crystallized minerals in the |
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