Group Managem is a
Moroccan company that is active in the
mining industry. It started operating since 1930 in the extraction of metals,
precious metals
Precious metals are rare, naturally occurring metallic chemical elements of high economic value.
Chemically, the precious metals tend to be less reactive than most elements (see noble metal). They are usually ductile and have a high lu ...
,
cobalt
Cobalt is a chemical element with the symbol Co and atomic number 27. As with nickel, cobalt is found in the Earth's crust only in a chemically combined form, save for small deposits found in alloys of natural meteoric iron. The free element, p ...
and other minerals in Morocco and throughout Africa. Accused of overexploiting water and pollution, the company is also at the heart of an ongoing standoff with the villagers of
Imider, who have been occupying a water pipeline to one of the company's most fruitful
silver mines, the Societé Metallurgique de Imiter (SMI).
External links
Official website of Group Managem*
References
{{Mohammed VI
Société Nationale d'Investissement
ONA Group
Mining in Morocco
Mining companies of Morocco
1996 establishments in Morocco