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Gold in Laterites (Mali)

Project Number 901021Start Date 1992/02/01Program Area/Group PB-CORP | Sunset
Subject TermsGOLD | RESOURCES EXPLORATION | RESOURCES EXPLOITATION
Area Under StudySub-Saharan Africa | West Africa | Mali
Project TypeResearch Project
Project Sub-TypeBackground
Project StatusClosed
Administrative UnitOttawa
Regional Office AreaWARO
Responsible OfficerDubé, Serge
ODA SectorMineral/Mining Policy & Admin. Mgmt
Canadian CollaborationYes
  
Duration (months)48
Extension (months)0
Project Completion Date1996/02/01
Legal Close Date1999/03/17
  
Total Funding432702
  

Abstract

Panning for gold is a very old tradition in Mali, but the technical knowledge needed to identify the areas richest in gold, and the instruments to minimize the effort necessary, are still unavailable. Consequently, results fluctuate enormously from one season to another; production is stagnating; and the economic position of the workers involved continues to be extremely precarious. However, judging by the importance of this activity in the subtropics, and by the discovery of major deposits of gold elsewhere in the world. It may be assumed that the gold-bearing zones in Mali could be more productive. The objective of this project is to improve conditions for the search for gold in laterites, especially in Mali, by the study of the distribution of gold in the laterites of south-west Mali, and to develop better operating techniques to improve the living and earning conditions of those working in the field.

Recipient Institution(s)

Mali. Direction nationale de l'hydraulique et de l'énergie
Street AddressB.P. 223 | Bamako | Mali
Institution TypeGovernmental
Geographic ScopeNational
UN OrganizationNo
Component Number002
Research StatusClosed
Institution CountryMali
Ecole polytechnique de Montréal
Street AddressUniversité de Montréal | C.P. 6079, succursale A | Montreal, Québec | Canada, H3C 3A7
Institution TypeEducational
Geographic ScopeNational
UN OrganizationNo
Component Number001
Research StatusClosed
Institution CountryCanada
Researcher NameMarc Tanguay
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