PDAC: Ex-Resolute CEO chills out in Arctic after Mali nightmare
When Terry Holohan was confined for 13 days in Mali by junta officials seeking millions from the company he led, Resolute Mining (ASX, LSE: RSG), he had reason to wonder…
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Resolute secures Doropo gold mine OK in Côte d’Ivoire
Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG) has secured a 14-year mining permit for its Doropo gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, clearing the final regulatory hurdle to develop the mine and lift the…
Sahel faces widening security threats, analysts say
Despite military governments across West Africa, the region’s security situation is worsening as insurgents flush with kidnapping ransoms and illegal mining profits threaten fuel supplies and road networks, according to…
Loncor agrees on $261M sale to China’s Chengtun
Canadian explorer Loncor Gold (TSX: LN; US-OTC: LONCF) agreed to be acquired by Chengtun Mining Group for about $261 million cash in a deal that will hand control of a…
Desert Gold dodges Mali risk with low-cost project
Desert Gold Ventures (TSXV: DAU; US-OTC: DAUGF) is proposing a modest project compared to peers in junta-led Mali to build on smaller costs and scale. Named after the Senegal Mali…
Resolute strikes gold in Côte d’Ivoire
Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG) has found “a major” gold deposit at its Doropo asset in northeastern Côte d’Ivoire near the Burkina Faso border, according to a government website. Doropo holds…
Quick riches dominate West African junta plans
Heightened state control of natural resources is sweeping across the globe as China limits critical mineral exports and the Trump administration fast-tracks projects. But nowhere is the concept more gripping…
Minerals 260 eyes 2028 gold output at Bullabulling
Minerals 260 (ASX: MI6) is starting its own studies at the newly acquired Bullabulling project in Western Australia’s Goldfields, targeting a final investment decision next year and first production in…
Gold Fields, AngloGold pause Ghana JV talks
Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) and AngloGold Ashanti (JSE: ANG; NYSE: AU) have paused their plan to merge the Iduapriem and Tarkwa operations in Ghana under a joint venture that…
Barrick and Mali halt talks without deal
Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX; NYSE:GOLD) and the Malian government have suspended negotiations before resolving a drawn-out dispute over payments from the country’s largest gold mine. Mali is seeking a settlement payment…
Kodal kicks off Bougouni lithium output in Mali
Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) has started spodumene concentrate production at the Bougouni project in southern Mali, the country’s second lithium mine to begin operations in less than two months. The milestone…
Resolute’s costs rise, output falls in Mali, Senegal
West Africa-focused gold producer Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG) forecasts reduced production and higher costs this year as its Mako mine in Senegal nears depletion and tax changes in Mali drive up…