Tag: gold mine
Niger seizes sole Australian-run industrial gold mine amid push for resource sovereignty
Niger’s military-led government has nationalized the country’s only industrial gold mine, Société des Mines du Liptako (SML), accusing its Australian operator, McKinel Resources, of “serious ... Read More
Mali: Barrick Gold confirms suspension of operations in gold mine
Barrick Gold Corporation said that it remains restricted from shipping gold from the Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex in Mali, where authorities have also seized the company’s ... Read More
Burkina Faso debunks Ghana’s claims Wagner awarded gold mine in exchange for support
Burkina Faso’s Minister of Mining Tuesday branded rubbish Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo’s claims that the insecurity-dogged country has awarded a mining field to the Russian ... Read More
Niger closes gold mining site in Say department after terrorist attack
Nigerien authorities have shut down the gold mining site of Tamou in the department of Say in reaction to a string of attacks that targeted ... Read More
Cameroon seals 30 mining sites after scores of miners, incl. children, died
Cameroon has sealed at least 30 gold mines, including some owned by Chinese companies, after more than 33 young miners died in landslides this month ... Read More
Morocco’s Managem completes Sudan gold mine partnership with China’s Wanbao
Morocco’s mining company Managem completed its partnership with China’s Wanbao to acquire 65% of Gabgaba gold mine in Sudan. The deal is in line ... Read More