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Production, refining and reserves

CommodityMetricValueWorld rank · shareSource
Titanium (ilmenite)Mine production 2025370,000 t TiO2 content#6 · 4%USGS MCS 2026
Titanium (rutile)Mine production 20238,000 t TiO2 content—USGS MCS 2024
Phosphate rockMine production 20252.8 million t marketable phosphate rock (gross weight)#12 · 1%USGS MCS 2026
Phosphate rockReserves 202550 million t marketable phosphate rock (gross weight)#20 · 0.1%USGS MCS 2026
UraniumResources 20234,700 t U content#50 · 0.1%NEA/IAEA Red Book 2024 (Uranium 2024), Table 1.2a, <USD 260/kgU
Zirconium (zircon)Mine production 202570,000 t zircon mineral concentrates (gross weight)#6 · 6%USGS MCS 2026
Zirconium (zircon)Reserves 20252.6 million t ZrO2 content#4 · 4%USGS MCS 2026
Fuller's earthMine production 2025190,000 t fuller's earth#4 · 4%USGS MCS 2026

Policies and export measures

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  • 2024-07-31 · ban

    Decree No. 2024-1502 suspending mining along the Falémé river until 30 June 2027

    Suspends all mining operations and the granting of new mining titles around the left (Senegalese) bank of the Falémé river, on the border with Mali, until 30 June 2027, citing protection of the environment, public health and security of the border area. The measure targets dredging and gold panning that pollute the river. Signed 31 July 2024 and published in the Journal officiel (No. 7753) on 5 August 2024.

    Source: Journal officiel de la République du Sénégal, via vie-publique.sn (Gouvernement du Sénégal)

  • 2016-11-08 · trade measure

    Mining Code (Law No. 2016-32 of 8 November 2016)

    Replaced the 2003 code. A mining licence gives the State a free, non-dilutable 10% stake in the operating company for the life of the mine, and the State may negotiate a further paid stake of up to 25% for itself or Senegalese investors. Royalties are 5% on gold, zircon, ilmenite and other heavy minerals, phosphates and iron-ore concentrate, and 3.5% on base-metal concentrates; lower rates apply to ore processed in Senegal (2% for iron ore used in local steelmaking, 1.5% for base metals refined locally, 3.5% for gold refined in Senegal). In 2025 the government said a new code was being drafted; no adopted text was found.

    Source: République du Sénégal, vie-publique.sn

Trade in critical minerals

Exports 2024$580 m

  1. Phosphate rock$169 mto Lithuania 26%, India 26%, Germany 16% · 16 more
  2. Titanium (ilmenite)*$168 mto Norway 53%, China 21%, United States of America 9% · 20 more
  3. Zirconium (zircon)$117 mto China 48%, Spain 17%, United States of America 8% · 14 more
  4. Copper$58 mto India 25%, Japan 24%, South Korea 14% · 15 more
  5. Aluminium$48 mto India 47%, Japan 21%, South Korea 15% · 17 more
  6. Lead$12 mto India 65%, Türkiye 29%, Spain 4% · 1 more
  7. Tantalum*$4 mto Spain 85%, Australia 15%
  8. Manganese*$3 mto China 53%, India 30%, Côte d'Ivoire 9% · 4 more

and 13 more commodities

Imports 2024$19 m

  1. Potash$8 mfrom United States of America 59%, Germany 21%, Canada 5% · 11 more
  2. Bauxite$3 mfrom Türkiye 65%, China 33%, Jamaica 2%
  3. Manganese$3 mfrom India 72%, China 10%, Indonesia 8% · 6 more
  4. Copper$3 mfrom Türkiye 91%, Belgium 8%, Greece 0% · 2 more
  5. Barite$1 mfrom China 97%, Spain 2%, Türkiye 1%
  6. Alumina$699 kfrom China 65%, Norway 11%, United Kingdom 11% · 4 more
  7. Aluminium$385 kfrom Nigeria 41%, China 38%, Türkiye 15% · 6 more
  8. Zinc$373 kfrom Morocco 95%, Spain 3%, China 2% · 2 more

and 16 more commodities

Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. * Includes HS codes that also cover other products. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.

Fiscal regime for mining

InstrumentApplies toRateLegal basis
RoyaltyCopper, Nickel, Cobalt, Zinc, Lead, Tin, Uranium, ThoriumRedevance minière, paid quarterly; applies to all exploitation except under production-sharing contracts; no exemption allowed. Base metals and radioactive substances: concentrate 3.5%; ore destined for local transformation into refined products 1.5% (slugs indicative of 'base metals')3.5%market value of product sold locally, or FOB value of product exported (Art. 77)Loi n° 2016-32 du 08 novembre 2016 portant Code minier · Art. 77in force 2016-11-08
RoyaltyGoldRedevance minière, paid quarterly; applies to all exploitation except under production-sharing contracts; no exemption allowed. Gold: raw (brut) 5%; refined abroad 5%; refined in Senegal 3.5%5%market value of product sold locally, or FOB value of product exported (Art. 77)Loi n° 2016-32 du 08 novembre 2016 portant Code minier · Art. 77in force 2016-11-08
RoyaltyPhosphate rockRedevance minière, paid quarterly; applies to all exploitation except under production-sharing contracts; no exemption allowed. Alumino-calcic phosphate and lime phosphate 5%; phosphoric acid 1.5%; cement 1%5%market value of product sold locally, or FOB value of product exported (Art. 77)Loi n° 2016-32 du 08 novembre 2016 portant Code minier · Art. 77in force 2016-11-08
RoyaltyZirconium (zircon), Titanium (ilmenite), Titanium (rutile)Redevance minière, paid quarterly; applies to all exploitation except under production-sharing contracts; no exemption allowed. Zircon, ilmenite and other heavy minerals 5%5%market value of product sold locally, or FOB value of product exported (Art. 77)Loi n° 2016-32 du 08 novembre 2016 portant Code minier · Art. 77in force 2016-11-08
RoyaltyIron oreRedevance minière, paid quarterly; applies to all exploitation except under production-sharing contracts; no exemption allowed. Iron: concentrated ore 5%; ore for local transformation into steel 2%5%market value of product sold locally, or FOB value of product exported (Art. 77)Loi n° 2016-32 du 08 novembre 2016 portant Code minier · Art. 77in force 2016-11-08
Corporate income tax (mining)All mineralsImpôt sur les sociétés 30% for holders of exploitation permits and mining concessions (exempt during the research phase); minimum flat tax (IMF) 0.5% of turnover excluding VAT, min FCFA 500,000, max FCFA 5,000,000, with a 3-year exemption from the grant of the title under the 2016 Code. No mining-specific rate30%bénéfice imposable (taxable profit); losses carried forward for at most 3 yearsCode général des impôts (Loi n° 2012-31 du 31 décembre 2012, as amended by Loi n° 2018-10 du 30 mars 2018); Code minier 2016 (Loi n° 2016-32)

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