Morocco Mining Landscape
MINING EXPLORATION

AI-NATIVE MINERAL EXPLORATION.

Mirage combines AI and geoscience to accelerate the discovery of critical materials powering the energy transition.

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THE OPPORTUNITY

MOROCCO'S METALLIC FRONTIER.

A key supplier of critical minerals globally — Morocco combines geological diversity and world-class infrastructure with policy frameworks that attract sustainable exploration investment.

#1 Mining Destination in Africa

Ranked first in Africa for mining investment attractiveness (Fraser Institute, 2024). Stable governance, advanced geology, and renewable power integration position Morocco as the continent's safest exploration environment.

Critical Metals Hub

Morocco hosts over 70 metallic deposits — including cobalt, copper, silver, manganese, and rare earths — concentrated along the Anti-Atlas, Saghro, and Rif belts.

Gateway to Europe

Morocco's deep-water ports (Tanger Med, Safi) and renewable power targets (52% by 2030) support low-carbon mineral supply chains into European gigafactories.

Most Attractive Mining Jurisdictions in Africa (2024)

Source: Fraser Institute Mining Investment Attractiveness Index, 2024

Morocco85
Botswana78
Ghana72
South Africa68
Namibia65
Tanzania58
MARKET SIGNALS

GLOBAL CRITICAL MINERAL DEMAND

Cobalt Demand Evolution

Unit: kt

Cobalt demand for lithium-ion batteries is projected to quadruple by 2035, driven by electric vehicles and grid storage.

  • Morocco's cobalt represents ~2% of global production
  • Bou Azzer and Aït Ahmane districts are key targets
  • Hydrothermal vein systems offer untapped extensions
THE AI APPROACH

How Mirage transforms Morocco's geodata into predictive intelligence

Mirage's exploration engine fuses multi-source inputs into a continuously updating prospectivity model. Scroll the workflow to see the field-to-cloud loop that powers our discovery pace.

DATA FUSION

ONHYM databases, government archives and satellite streams merge into a governed data lake.

SATELLITE IMAGERY

ASTER, Sentinel and Landsat for mineral alteration detection and structural analysis.

ML MODELS

Supervised learning and unsupervised clustering to recognize mineral signatures.

FEATURE ENGINEERING

Aeromagnetic, conductivity, gravity and geochemistry data per km² cell.

GRID SCORING

Prospectivity grids weighting evidence to prioritize drill-ready zones.

PROSPECTIVITY MAPS

High-resolution heat maps identifying high-potential mineral zones.

GENERATIVE GEOSCIENCE STACK

From archives to live prospectivity maps

Mirage orchestrates a vertical data stack: historical intelligence, satellite refresh, generative modelling, and actionable prospectivity outputs tightly coupled with geologist review.

ARCHIVES

Historical geological reports, drill data and digitized exploration studies.

SATELLITE

Real-time multispectral feeds from ASTER, Sentinel-2 and Landsat for alteration analysis.

ML MODELS

Supervised and unsupervised models trained on known Moroccan deposits.

PROSPECTIVITY MAPS

High-resolution maps prioritized by km² with confidence scores.

Morocco Landscape
MINERAL FOCUS

COBALT, COPPER, ZINC AND SILVER

Mirage targets four critical metal systems across Morocco, each essential for the global energy transition.

Cobalt Corridors

Bou Azzer style cobalt-copper veins anchor supervised labels and transfer signatures into under-sampled belts.

Copper Belts

Stratabound and structural copper systems are modelled with elevation, alteration, and fluid pathway features.

Zinc Horizons

Prospective zinc lenses emerge where structure and geochemistry intersect across Anti-Atlas sediments.

Silver Districts

Silver-bearing quartz veins such as Imiter and Zgounder drive anomaly detection for precious metal extensions.

Energy transition demand aligns cobalt, copper, zinc, and silver into critical supply priorities.
Solar, wind, and grid storage projects depend on these metals.
Mirage targets low-carbon extraction routes across Morocco.

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