Mali’s Mines Minister Says Gold Production Unaffected by War
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The war in Mali spared its gold mines operated by companies including Randgold Resources Ltd., because 98 percent of the operations are in the south and away from any fighting, Mines Minister Amadou Baba Sy said.
Gold production grew to 50 metric tons last year from 46 tons the year before, Sy said in an interview in Cape Town today. A plan to support smaller companies to start producing will push output to 100 tons within two or three years, he said.