Saturday 20 May 2017

Useful Information About Moroccan Minerals And Fossils

By Joshua Rogers


Many countries depend on mineral deposits. These facilitate economic growth and social progress. The richest countries have huge mineral reserves. Qatar is the largest producer of natural gas and it has the largest per capita income. Morocco also depends on Moroccan minerals and fossils. These are found everywhere in the country. Morocco produces more than one type of mineral. It is also home to one of the largest fossil populations in the world. Many tourists usually visit Morocco every year to see its fossil collections. Every year, new fossil types are discovered in this country.

Apart from having minerals, another important thing in a country is manpower. If the workforce is not big, a country will have to import skilled labor from another country and that will cost a lot of money. Luckily for Morocco, a good percentage of the population is educated. Thus, there are sufficient engineers, finance professionals and others, for the mining sector.

Mining is a technology intensive affair. Some of the technologies involved cost billions of dollars. More than one million dollars can be paid just to use a particular patent. Financing a mining project is not the easiest thing to do. There will be need for a number of local investors to team up. There might also be need for foreign monies.

Morocco easily attracts investors from other parts of the world. People and companies from different African countries like to invest in Morocco. Most Westerns also consider Morocco to be a top African investment destination just like South Africa and Nigeria. Morocco is favorably viewed because of its good economic environment. It has stable banks and an advanced stock exchange.

Morocco is political stable. There is usually peaceful transfer of power from one regime to another. As a result of political stability, the mining industry has thrived over the last decades. To carry out mining, one will need to obtain the necessary licenses from different government associations. Filing for such licenses can be done online from the comfort of home.

In Africa, Morocco is a rare country from an economic standpoint. This is because most African countries depend on agriculture. However, for the case of Morocco, most of her chief exports are minerals. In fact, more than 30% of the exports of this country are minerals. They also make up 5% of the Gross Domestic Product. Morocco has good per capita.

Phosphate is the number one Moroccan export. This country has one of the largest phosphate reserves in the world. Other phosphate producers are USA and China. Morocco produces raw phosphate and exports it to other countries. It also has industries that transform raw phosphate into useful products that are later exported. Finished goods usually make more profits than unfinished ones.

At the northern tip of Africa, there is Morocco and Western Sahara. A good percentage of the lands of these countries is made up of the Sahara desert. This makes it hard if not impossible for these countries to engage in agricultural production. The economy of Morocco does not depend on agriculture because of lack of rains. It depends on the production and sell of minerals.




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