Mauritania has a highly diversified and expanding mining sector, supported by major investments from international companies that contribute significantly to the country's economy, accounting for more than a quarter of GDP. According to a report by Washington-based Energy Platform, Mauritania's geological diversity places it among the richest African countries in natural resources, including iron, gold, copper, phosphates and salt. Its vast reserves of strategic raw materials, together with recent investments in key infrastructure such as railroads and ports, as well as the legal reforms implemented, consolidate the mining sector as a fundamental pillar of the national economy and as one [...]