Ganfeng starts Goulamina lithium mine output in Mali
Ganfeng Lithium (HK: 1772) has commenced production of the first stage of its Goulamina spodumene project in Mali, according to the South China Morning Post. It’s potentially one of the largest…
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B2Gold CEO Clive Johnson on Mali risk and life in mining
Clive Johnson has built a reputation for making successful bets on geologically promising jurisdictions that make others nervous. As president and CEO of Bema Gold, he led the company on early…
Asante nets US$500M forward purchase deal for gold produced at Bibiani
Asante Gold (CSE: ASE; US-OTC: ASGOF) has secured US$500 million from UAE’s Fujairah Holdings for the forward sale of gold produced at its Bibiani mine in Ghana. An advance deposit…
Barrick Gold seeks arbitration over Mali mines dispute
The miner said it could suspend operations if gold shipments remain blocked.
Barrick to halt Mali operations if output remains blocked
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD), the world’s second-largest gold miner, has issued a stark warning: it will suspend operations in Mali if shipments of gold remain blocked and disputes…
Robex shifts focus to Guinea, aims for first gold in 2025
Robex Resources (TSXV: RBX), which has been producing gold at the Nampala mine in Mali since 2017, says the key to its goal of becoming a mid-tier West African producer…
Mali targets Barrick CEO for arrest as tax row escalates
Tensions between Mali and foreign miners ratcheted higher Thursday with the military backed government issuing an arrest warrant for Mark Bristow, the CEO of Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD)….
Niger seizes Orano’s Somair uranium operation as juntas across Africa pressure Western miners
France-based uranium miner Orano has lost operational control of its Somair mine in Niger in the latest move against Western miners in West Africa’s volatile Sahel region. In neighbouring Mali,…
B2Gold says strike at Fekola mine will not impact output
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) says that its Fekola mine complex in Mali will continue to operate at full capacity despite an ongoing strike, and there will be no impact…
Resolute pays US$50M to Mali junta amid tax spat
Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG; LSE: RSG) has made the second settlement payment of about US$50 million to the Malian government to help resolve a tax dispute, the company said Friday….
Four Barrick Gold employees detained in Mali
Employees of the Loulo-Gounkoto mine were detained amid the government’s push for higher mining taxes.
Mali junta frees Resolute CEO
Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG; LSE: RSG) CEO Terence Holohan and two colleagues have been released from detention by Malian authorities, the company said on Thursday. “All three employees are safe…