Senegal’s subsoil contains a wide variety of mineral resources: iron, gold, copper, lithium, chromium, alumina phosphates, ceramic and industrial clays (attapulgite), limestone, ornamental stones (marble, granite, etc), heavy minerals (ilmenite, zircon, rutile), extra-siliceous sands (glass-making sand), manganese, diatomaceous earth, sand and rock salt, etc.
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