Advanced Russian Technology Helps to Discover Underground Water Reserves in Mauritania At the end of the March this year we have already reported that our Russian specialists at the instance of Mauritanian Government made investigations for search underground water resources at the territory of this country. The search was crowned with success, and Mauritanian geologists seized the opportunity of work of the scientists from the Center with thanks. 
In July during drilling in the place pointed by Russian group, at the depth of about 30 meters a water stream was found. This result completely satisfied the customer, and this fact was mentioned in our last press-release. However Russian scientists offered to their Mauritanian colleagues to continue drilling jobs, because according to their forecasts there is a much more powerful water stream under the cover of solid eruptive rock, at depth of about 250 meters. Russian group persuade the management of the project to do not stoop the job and continue drilling down to the 4000 meters. And it was made in spite of many difficulties (3 diamond boring head were broken during drilling of the solid rocks). 
Bottom line of the drilling make Mauritanians spellbound. Under the layer of solid eruptive rock there was an underwater stream of a great power. Flush production rate was equal to 32 thousands liters per hour. In other words, 600 liters per minute were received from under the ground. The value of these resources was enough to provide all necessaries in water of the Atar city, that is situated near the borehole (by the way, this city is the homeland of the President of Mauritania). More than that, these resources have a grate strategic importance for whole the republic of Mauritania. One of the participant of this project said: "This fountain in Sahara - is a really wonder". Whereabouts of water under the solid eruptive rock could probably be explained by the fact that in prehistoric time the disgorging lava crushed down on the river channel and due to it its stream fell down under the ground. 
The official acknowledgement of the discovering of the sensational for Sahara values of the fresh water was given to the GeoCenter by the Management of the engineering of the General staff of the National Ministry of Defense of Islam republic of Mauritania.  With regards, Valery Toutykhin Member of the Board of Directors academician V.Gokh scientific adviser |