Ahouli | |
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Abanonded mining village | |
Coordinates: 32°50′19″N 4°34′32″W / 32.8386°N 4.5756°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Drâa-Tafilalet |
Province | Midelt Province |
Ahouli (or Aouli) is an abandoned mining village in central Morocco. Once one of the most important lead deposits in Morocco, [1] [2] [3] the nearby Ahouli and Mibladen mines are now abandoned. It is located on a valley along upper Moulouya river, about 25 kilometers north from Midelt. [4] For more than ten years, thousands of illegal miners risked their lives in its galleries daily. [5] [6]
The French company Penarroya operated the sites from 1928 to the 1960s, [7] [8] [9] employing hundreds of Moroccan workers [10] [11] [12] and producing tens of thousands of tons of lead annually, most of which was exported to France. [13] [14]
Ahouli | |
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Abanonded mining village | |
Coordinates: 32°50′19″N 4°34′32″W / 32.8386°N 4.5756°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Drâa-Tafilalet |
Province | Midelt Province |
Ahouli (or Aouli) is an abandoned mining village in central Morocco. Once one of the most important lead deposits in Morocco, [1] [2] [3] the nearby Ahouli and Mibladen mines are now abandoned. It is located on a valley along upper Moulouya river, about 25 kilometers north from Midelt. [4] For more than ten years, thousands of illegal miners risked their lives in its galleries daily. [5] [6]
The French company Penarroya operated the sites from 1928 to the 1960s, [7] [8] [9] employing hundreds of Moroccan workers [10] [11] [12] and producing tens of thousands of tons of lead annually, most of which was exported to France. [13] [14]