The more than 2 million directly employed in small-scale mining in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have become a source of financing and recruits for Islamist militants in the region.
The Canadian miner reported that drill results have expanded the Salbora deposit to a high-grade footprint of 600 metres long by 10 to 150 metres wide.
The British Columbia-based company aims to begin engineering design and economic analysis of a 3-5 tonne per day commercial demonstration plant for 2020.
