Bou Naga (Record #14) rare-earth element deposit in Mauritania

Carbonatite rare earth element deposit in , Mauritania

Geologic map unit	-13.7, 20.8
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Status	Past small producer?
Resource estimates	3.66% REO 0.1 Mt @ 8% mon or 4.4% REO (1970)

Neary, C.R., and Highley, D.E., 1984, The economic importance of the rare earth elements, in Henderson, P., ed., Rare earth element geochemistry: New York, Elsevier, Developments in Geochemistry 2, p. 423-466.
Jackson, W.D., and Christiansen, Grey, 1993, International strategic minerals inventory summary report-- Rare-earth oxides: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 930-N, 68 p.

LREE dominant. Deposit was worked for 18 months 1968-1970. AOMR gave location of 18-59N, 13-19W.

Arab Organisation for Mineral Resources, 1987, Mineral deposit map of the Arab world-- Explantaory notes and maps: Rabat, Morocco, Arab Organisation for Mineral Resources, 430 p.
Neary, C.R., and Highley, D.E., 1984, The economic importance of the rare earth elements, in Henderson, P., ed., Rare earth element geochemistry: New York, Elsevier, Developments in Geochemistry 2, p. 423-466.
Jackson, W.D., and Christiansen, Grey, 1993, International strategic minerals inventory summary report-- Rare-earth oxides: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 930-N, 68 p.