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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Integrating VNIR-SWIR Spectroscopy and Handheld XRF for Enhanced Mineralogical Characterization of Phosphate Mine Waste Rocks in Benguerir, Morocco: Implications for Sustainable Mine Reclamation.

Abdelhak El Mansour, Ahmed Najih, Jamal-Eddine Ouzemou, Ahmed Laamrani, Abdellatif Elghali, Rachid Hakkou, Mostafa Benzaazoua

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Abdelhak El MansourGeology and Sustainable Mining Institute (GSMI), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0002-1621-253X
Ahmed NajihGeology and Sustainable Mining Institute (GSMI), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco.
Jamal-Eddine OuzemouCenter for Remote Sensing Applications (CRSA), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0003-2473-6031
Ahmed LaamraniCenter for Remote Sensing Applications (CRSA), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0002-6603-5025
Abdellatif ElghaliGeology and Sustainable Mining Institute (GSMI), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0002-1531-6003
Rachid HakkouGeology and Sustainable Mining Institute (GSMI), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0003-3423-7738
Mostafa BenzaazouaGeology and Sustainable Mining Institute (GSMI), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0001-9925-4657

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OCP Group (Morocco) AS189
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Abstract

Phosphate is a crucial non-renewable mineral resource, mainly utilized in producing fertilizers that support global agriculture. As phosphorus is an indispensable nutrient for plant growth, phosphate holds a key position in ensuring food security. While deposits are distributed worldwide, the largest reserves are concentrated in Morocco. The Benguerir phosphate mining in Morocco generates heterogeneous waste (i.e., including overburden, tailings, and phosphogypsum) that complicates management and valorization, which is the beneficial reuse or value recovery from waste materials (e.g., use in cover systems, buffering, or other engineered applications). Therefore, it is essential to characterize their mineralogical properties to evaluate their environmental impact and possibilities for reuse or site revegetation. To do so, we integrate VNIR-SWIR reflectance spectroscopy with HandHeld X-ray fluorescence (HHXRF) to characterize phosphate waste rock and assess its reuse potential. For this purpose, field samples (

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MineralsMiningPhosphatesSpectrometry, X-Ray EmissionIndustrial WasteMoroccoIndustrial WasteMineralsPhosphatescircular economymine reclamationmine waste characterizationphosphate valorizationVNIR-SWIR spectroscopy

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