Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2019
Authors: Bert De Waele, Alex Aitken, Michael Van Mourik, Khalifa Oul Laab, Mohamed Elhacen Ould Med Yeslem, Thiam Mohamedou
Date Published: September 2019
Number of Pages: 3
Abstract:
There has been extensive mining for hematite mineralisation in Mauritania since the 1950s, focused on the Kediat Ijil and Mhaoudat regions in northern Mauritania. These discoveries were largely made during the colonial period, with only limited additional discoveries in more recent years.
In an effort to allow the discovery of additional hematite mineralisation in the district, the Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) has obtained regional airborne VTEM and magnetic data and has tested a variety of ground-based geophysical methods on and near existing mineralisation.