Annual Report 2008 - Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines

South of Meknès (El Hajeb province), a feasibility
study has been carried out by the Australian
company Kasbah Resources. Since the start of
drilling works on November 2007, 25 drillings
totalling 7997 m divided into 3 phases were
carried out until the end of September 2008.
The results obtained are encouraging and
show several mineralized intersections : 13.6
m with 0.5 % Sn (AD18), 12 m with 1.2 % Sn
(AD19), 46.3 m with 0.8 % Sn (AD20), 36.5 m
with 0.8 % Sn (AD21), 36.5 m with 0.8 % Sn,
6.9 m with 1.85 % Sn (AD21), 25.0 m with
1.29 % Sn (AD25).
An updating of the resources model of the
deposit according to Jorc Australian norm has
been recently completed and has permitted to
define inferred resources of 6MT with 0.9 % Sn
for cut grade of 0.6 % Sn. Mineralurgical tests
are being carried out by SGS cabinet.
Jebilet «ONHYM – CMG Agreement»
(Polymetallic)
In Jebilet prospect, located NW of Marrakech
(Sidi Youssef Ben Ali province), works
concentrated on mineralization prospecting of
polymetallic sulfurous mass type at El Mna and
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vein type at Bougader (Pb-Zn). These works
include geological surveys, rock sampling and
core drillings.
At El Mna, the drilling that began in 2007 was
carried on and reached interval 470.15 m.
It first intersected felsic volcanic facies, then
clay sediments. The units met do not permit
to explain the magnetic anomaly observed in
surface. A pulse – EM survey was carried out
and did not detect any anomaly. The source of
anomalies remains unexplained.
At Bou Gader, the core drilling survey that began
in 2007 in this prospect was followed by the
execution of the 5 th core drilling (BGS5) that was
stopped at interval 261 m after crossing a series
of black pelites with pyrite and/or pyrrhotine
dissemination. The project was stopped due to
non encouraging results.
Tekna «ONHYM – CMG Agreement»
(Polymetallic)
In Tekna district, located West and South West
of Marrakech (Al Haouz province), the synthesis
of former works permitted to select 3 magnetic
anomalies (Moulay Al Amine, Lamrah and
Imarirne) on which an electric prospecting using
MPP method was carried out in partnership
with Russian experts. The interpretation of
anomalies obtained permitted to recommend 3
reconnaissance core drillings totalling 1 800 m.
Alous District «ONHYM - Odyssey Resources
Ltd Agreement» (Cu, Ag)
In Alous district, located in the Anti-Atlas,
at about 120 km SE of Agadir (Taroudant
province), the works focused on finalization
of an orientation study that recommended an