Natural Resources
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Senegal’s known resources and main exports are as follows:
- Gold
- Marble
- Salt
- Limestone
- Unexploited Minerals:
- Iron (west near the Senegal and Guinea borders)
- Bauxite (deposits are located near Kayes and on the Mandingue Plateau)
- Manganese
- Phosphate (deposits in the area around Ansongo).
- Lithium (discovered near Kayes and Bougouni)
- Uranium (deposits in the Iforas)
- Tungsten
- Tin
- Lead
- Copper
- Zinc.
Other Resources:
- Fish