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The Oulad Abdoun Basin (also known as the Ouled Abdoun Basin or Khouribga Basin) is a phosphate sedimentary basin located in Morocco, near the city of Khouribga.It is the largest in Morocco, comprising 44% of Morocco's phosphate reserves, and at least 26.8 billion tons of phosphate.
Morocco is the world's largest producer of phosphate, and contains about 75% of the world's estimated reserves. [1] Mining contributed up to 35% of exports and 5% of GDP in 2011. [ 2 ] Foreign investors have found the investment climate, the infrastructure, fiscal situation, and political stability very favorable to continue business in the ...
The OCP Group (OCP S.A.) (formerly Office Chérifien des Phosphates) is a Moroccan state-owned phosphate rock miner, phosphoric acid manufacturer and fertilizer producer. [2] [3] Founded in 1920, the company has grown to become the world's largest producer of phosphate and phosphate-based products and it is one of the largest phosphate, fertilizer, chemicals, and mineral industrial companies ...
Today, the mine produces around 3 million tonnes annually, which represents 10% of Morocco's total production. [3] The phosphates are transported to the coast by an automated conveyor belt. Approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) long, the belt is the longest in the world and dust blown from it is visible from space. [4] [5] [6]
The Morocco plant, set to start production in 2026, aims to produce 50,000 tonnes of lithium-phosphate-iron (LFP) cathode materials annually, enough to be installed in 500,000 entry-class EVs, the ...
The majority of the territory of Western Sahara is currently administered by the Kingdom of Morocco. As such, the majority of the economic activity of Western Sahara happens in the framework of the economy of Morocco. In the Moroccan-administered territory, fishing and phosphate mining are the principal sources of income for the population. [1]
The investment, numbering $1.5 billion, [7] was the single largest foreign investment on Moroccan soil up until that point. [6] In 2002 the Moroccan company Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP)—a state-owned phosphate exporter—started the building of an air quality research laboratory at Jorf Lasfar. [8]
Mining is an important part of the economy of Morocco. The country is a major exporter of phosphates and remains well positioned for peak phosphorus shortages through its occupation of Western Sahara, which holds much of the world's supply. In fact, the two open pit mines at Khouribga, in Morocco itself, forms the largest phosphate mine in