Bou Craa
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Bou Craa is a major phosphate-mining site in Western Sahara known for its vast reserves and the long conveyor belt transporting ore to the coast.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mining town
ⓘ
phosphate mine ⓘ |
| conveyorBeltLength | about 100 km ⓘ |
| conveyorBeltType | overland conveyor belt ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| discoveredInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| exportedVia | port of El Aaiún ⓘ |
| hasClimate | arid desert climate ⓘ |
| hasConveyorBeltDestination | Atlantic Ocean coast ⓘ |
| hasConveyorBeltTo | El Aaiún ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | open-pit mining ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole | important export site for Morocco ⓘ |
| hasEconomicStakeholder |
Morocco
ⓘ
surface form:
Moroccan state
international phosphate buyers ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
dust emissions
ⓘ
landscape alteration ⓘ |
| hasFeature | world’s longest conveyor belt ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalResource | sedimentary phosphorite ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
maintenance facilities
ⓘ
processing facilities ⓘ workers’ housing ⓘ |
| hasMiningMethod | surface mining ⓘ |
| hasMiningProduct | phosphate rock ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure | industrial airstrip ⓘ |
| hasOreTransportMethod | continuous belt conveyor ⓘ |
| hasOutput | phosphate ore for fertilizer production ⓘ |
| hasOwner | OCP Group ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext | disputed territory of Western Sahara ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
sand accumulation on infrastructure
ⓘ
wind erosion affecting conveyor belt ⓘ |
| hasSecurity |
fenced mining perimeter
ⓘ
military presence ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | major global phosphate source ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure |
conveyor belt system
ⓘ
industrial roads ⓘ |
| hasWorkingConditions | remote industrial site ⓘ |
| isMajorSiteForCompany | OCP Group ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
UN discussions on Western Sahara resources
ⓘ
international legal debates on resource exploitation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Laayoune
ⓘ
surface form:
Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra
Spanish Sahara ⓘ
surface form:
Western Sahara
|
| locatedInCountryClaimedBy | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert | Sahara Desert ⓘ |
| nearSettlement | El Aaiún ⓘ |
| operatedBy | OCP Group ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Sahara phosphate industry ⓘ |
| resourceType | phosphate deposit ⓘ |
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