Ahouli

Ahouli (or Aouli) is an abandoned mining village in central Morocco. Once one of the most important lead deposits in Morocco,^[1][2][3] the nearby Ahouli and Mibladen mines are now abandoned. It is located on a valley along upper Moulouya river, about 25 kilometers north from Midelt.^[4] For more than ten years, thousands of illegal miners risked their lives in its galleries daily.^[5][6]

Ahouli
Abanonded mining village
Ahouli
Coordinates: 32.8386°N 4.5756°W / 32.8386; -4.5756
Country	Morocco
Region	Drâa-Tafilalet
Province	Midelt Province

The French company Penarroya operated the sites from 1928 to the 1960s,^[7][8][9] employing hundreds of Moroccan workers^[10][11][12] and producing tens of thousands of tons of lead annually, most of which was exported to France.^[13][14]