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Senegal mining: gold, phosphates and mineral sands

Gold exports, mine output and mining revenue in Senegal, from official statistics and company reports.

Updated November 5, 2026

Iron ore at Koudékourou, in the Falémé deposit of eastern Senegal, in 1977
Iron ore at Koudékourou, in the Falémé deposit of eastern Senegal, in 1977. Photo: Gerhard Haubold / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Gold has become one of Senegal’s largest exports, led by the Sabodala-Massawa mine, alongside phosphates and the mineral sands of the Grande Côte. The government is renegotiating mining conventions and preparing a new mining code. This page gathers the latest checked figures from ANSD, the EITI and company reports, and every Alama Report story on Senegal’s mining sector.

Latest figures

Non-monetary gold exports, monthly
109.8bn FCFA (€167mn) · August 2026
+230.7% from August 2025
Source: ANSD monthly foreign trade bulletin, August 2026 (via Sikafinance, 12 Oct 2026)
Metal ore production, change on a year earlier
-3.0% · August 2026
+17.2 pts from June 2026
Source: ANSD, Indice harmonisé de la production industrielle (IHPI), août 2026 (as reported by Sikafinance, 13 October 2026)
Sabodala-Massawa gold production, half-year
131 thousand ounces · H1 2026
−2.2% from H1 2025
Source: Endeavour Mining, 'Endeavour Reports Strong H1-2026 Results', 30 Jul 2026 (full text via Investegate)
Phosphoric acid exports, monthly
40.7bn FCFA (€62mn) · August 2026
+106.6% from July 2026
Source: ANSD monthly foreign trade bulletin, August 2026 (via Sikafinance, 12 Oct 2026)

Figures checked against their source. Euro equivalents at the fixed parity of 655.957 FCFA per euro.

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