Moroccan Managem mining group is preparing to bring a new copper deposit into production by 2029, at Bouskour in Jbel Saghro massif east of Ouarzazate, a site first worked in medieval times and now being revived as global copper demand and prices climb, according to Medias24.
The move follows Managem’s 2025 launch of Tizert, currently Morocco’s largest copper mine, whose output is expected to reach between 95,000 and 110,000 tons of copper concentrate in 2026. Bouskour is targeted to eventually produce around 80,000 tons, according to the company’s latest disclosures, with the exact nature of that volume still to be clarified.
Measured and indicated resources at Bouskour are estimated at 43.3 million tons grading 0.88 percent copper and 9 grams per ton silver, with a further 8.7 million tons of inferred resources. The deposit’s vein system, which stretches more than 10 kilometers and includes seven major structures, was only partially worked historically, leaving much of its potential below 700 meters largely unexplored.
Historical mining at Bouskour dates to the medieval period and saw renewed but intermittent activity from the late 1940s through 1977, when falling copper prices forced the site’s closure. Managem restarted exploration there in 2007 and now plans to finalize geological certification of the resource this year before moving to feasibility studies and construction.
The project comes as copper prices have climbed to between 12,000 and 14,000 dollars a tonne in 2026, up from just above 10,000 dollars a year earlier, driven partly by demand tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure and data centers. The International Energy Agency now projects a supply shortfall of around 25 percent in the global copper market by 2035, a tightening Managem is positioning itself to help meet, including through a planned copper cathode smelter intended to support Morocco’s electric vehicle industry.
