Monday, 20 April 2015

Mali gold reserves estimated at 600 tonnes in 2015: ministry


Mali's gold reserves are estimated at about 600 tonnes as of 2015, an equivalent of 12 years of production at the current rate of some 50 tonnes per year, data from the West African nation's mines ministry showed on Monday.

Mali is Africa's third biggest gold producer behind South Africa and Ghana. The precious metal is Mali's top foreign exchange earner.

Nine companies including Randgold Resources, Anglogold Ashanti, IamGold and Resolute Mining operate in the country.

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