Geologists have discovered diamond deposits in northern Mauritania, PANA reported the country’s minister of communication, Rachid Ould Saleh, as saying.
Saleh said during a news briefing in Nouakchott on Wednesday last that the find was being assessed to see “whether the quantity discovered is marketable”, according to PANA.
Several mining companies, spurred by reports that Mauritania has deposits of precious metals, are working with its Geological Exploration Board (OMRG) in search of diamonds.
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