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Mauritania

Project Objectives

Mauritania is poorly explored for mineral resources. The French carried out a phase 1 project in which they mapped and collected data in the country. The USGS is evaluating this data, filling in where need, and performing a mineral assessment.

The objective is to complete a mineral resource assessment of Mauritania. The USGS is in a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Futures Group, who signed a contract with Mauritania, which received money from the World Bank. The assessment will allow the Mauritanians to have a better understanding of their natural resources.

Relevance & Impact

For economic growth and self determination, it is important for Mauritania to know their natural resouce potential.

The USGS will evaluate previously collected data; collect new data where needed; provide GIS training to Mauritanian geologists; and provide mineral assessment and field training of a Mauritanian geologist.

Products

• Friedel, M.J., and Finn, C., 2008, Hydrogeology of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2008-1136, 32 p. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1136/.
• Friedel, M.J., 2008, Environmental stratification framework and water-quality monitoring design strategy for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Africa: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2008-1137, 17 p. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1137/.
• Friedel, M.J., 2008, Inventory and review of existing PRISM hydrogeologic data for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Africa: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2008-1138, 69 p. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1138/.
• Friedel, M.J., 2008, Hydrologic modeling strategy for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Africa: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008–1173, 20 p. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1173/.