NORTH AFRICA ยท RESOURCES

Western Sahara: natural resources

Minerals produced, mines and deposits, power capacity and how much the economy depends on resources. Western Sahara is part of the Invest Global country data, so every figure carries its source.

Mines and deposits mapped
3
2 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
No data

Mines and deposits

Phosphate3
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Bu CraaPhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bou CraaPhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bu-CraaminePhosphatePast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS

Showing operating and larger sites first. Open the map for every site.

Mine and deposit locations combine the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (public domain, last updated 2022, strongest for the United States and the Americas) and Wikidata (CC0, notable named mines). Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right. Production and reserve figures are from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and are rounded estimates. Power plants are from the WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), mostly 2018 to 2021. Nothing here is investment, legal or technical advice.