Bou Naga

Plant in Mauritania with commodity REE
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305137
MAS/MILS ID 7410000008
Record type Site
Current site name Bou Naga

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -13.69853, 20.80021 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mauritania(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Mauritania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -13.69853, 20.80021

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DATA FROM HEDRICK. MASSIVE MONAZITE CONTAINING YTTRIUM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1968
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Dry
Milling method Handsort

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Somirema
    Interest 100
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pechiney-St. Gobain
    Interest 80
  • Type Owner
    Owner Federal Government
    Interest 20

Comments on the production information

  • THE RARE EARTH IS 4.4% REO IN A MONAZITE ROCK, MINED AS A QUARRY. PRODUCTION OVER 2 YEARS WAS 1,400 MT, HAND-COBBED TO 600 MT. WORK SCHEDULE WAS 6 MONTHS PER YEAR.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Demonstrated 100000mt ore
    Total resources 100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    REE REE 4.4 wt-pct REE Major 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REO (RARE EARTH OXIDE)

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-1995 Wdj U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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