| Abstract: | The USGS entered into an agreement with the Mauritania Ministry of Mines and Industry to inventory and review the quality of information collected as part of the Project for Strengthening of the Institutions in the Mining Sector (PRISM). Whereas the PRISM program collected geophysical, geochemical, geological, satellite, and hydrogeologic information, this report focuses on an inventory and review of available hydrogeologic data provided to the USGS in multiple folders, files, and formats. Most of the information pertained to the hydrogeologic setting and the water budget of evaporation, evapotranspiration, and precipitation in the Choum-Zouerate area in northwestern Mauritania, and the country of Mauritania itself. Other information about the quantity and quality of groundwater was found in the relational Access database. In its present form, the limited hydrogeologic information was not amenable to conducting water balance, geostatistical, and localized numerical modeling studies in support of mineral exploration and development. Suggestions are provided to remedy many of the data‘s shortcomings, such as performing quality assurance on all SIPPE2 data tables and sending questionnaires to appropriate agencies, mining and other companies to populate the database with additional meteorology, hydrology, and groundwater data. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 81322 |
| Citation Author: | Friedel, Michael J. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | vii, 69 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with the World Bank, the Mauritania Ministry of Mines and Industry, and Futures Group |
| Citation Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2008-1138 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Inventory and Review of Existing PRISM Hydrogeologic Data for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Africa; 2008; OFR; 2008-1138; Friedel, Michael J. |
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| Citation Year: | 2008 |
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| Text: | Inventory and Review of Existing PRISM Hydrogeologic Data for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Africa; 2008; OFR; 2008-1138; Friedel, Michael J. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1138/ |
| Date Other: | Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
