Niger has temporarily suspended the granting of new mining licenses, the first step in an audit of its mining sector.

The incident in Mali occurred on Friday on a site in the Kangaba Cercle in the south-western Koulikoro Region.

Lumwana will have a projected annual production of around 240,000 tonnes per year over a 30-plus-year life.

This capital will fund the company's gold, copper and cobalt expansion plans.

Perseus and Silvercorp are vying for OreCorp’s Nyanzaga project in Tanzania.

The $384,000 terminal, built at the closed Buzwagi gold mine, will serve more than 200 passengers at a time, compared with 25 previously.

US investigations show that the Rapid Support Forces group is using proceeds from gold mining to fund its war against Sudan's army.