Mali eyes $ rail projects to unlock iron ore bauxite
Chinese diversified company CGCOC Group plans to exploit Mali s 100 million tonnes Bale iron deposit 220 km 136 miles west of Bamako The company will build a steel plant and also construct a 400 megawatt power plant said Ousmane Mamadou Konat a technical adviser on a Malian delegation to China in September
Bougouni Lithium Project Mali Mining
The mining industry of Mali is dominated by gold extraction but also produces diamonds rocksalt phosphates semi precious stones bauxite iron ore and manganese [1] [2] The importance of mining and production of raw minerals has changed throughout time and has involved many foreign stakeholders most notably France the former Soviet Union and South Africa