• Does Mali have a gold refinery in Bamako?
  • Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Mali’s military government said it has signed an agreement with Russia to build a gold refinery in the capital Bamako, one of a slew of deals between the two countries as Russia seeks to extend its regional influence.
  • Will Marena gold Mali become a gold refiner in West Africa?
  • It is expected that the company¡¯s future market infrastructure developments will strengthen Mali¡¯s position as the leading regional centre for precious metals. Marena Gold Mali will become the largest gold refiner in West Africa.
  • Will Mali find a mutually acceptable way to keep gold shining?
  • “We are optimistic that, as in the past, we will find a mutually acceptable way to keep gold shining for Mali,” a spokesperson told Reuters, saying Barrick has had “constructive relationship with successive governments”. Gold mining accounts for 9% of Mali’s gross domestic product and half of state revenues.
  • How much gold does Mali produce a year?
  • Industrial gold production in Mali totalled 66.2 tonnes last year, mostly from mines owned by Barrick Gold (ABX.TO), B2Gold (BTO.TO), Resolute Mining (RSG.AX), Allied Gold (AAUC.TO) and Endeavour Mining . Sign up here. Reporting by Tiemoko Diallo; writing by Hereward Holland; editing by Edward McAllister and Mark Heinrich
  • What’s going on in Mali?
  • There are things that are still in progress,” he said. Until now gold mines, concentrated in the south of Mali and around the capital, away from the more unstable north of the country, have been largely shielded from instability and volatile tax regimes that have deterred investment in much of West Africa.
  • Will Mali’s new gold law deter investment?
  • REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights NAIROBI, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Some of Mali’s top gold producers said a new law to allow the military-led government to increase its ownership of mines should not apply to existing operations, but analysts said it was likely to deter future investment.