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43 The War on Mali. is currently being carried
out by several companies
with clear indications of
What you Should Know: An Eldorado of Uranium, deposits of uranium in
Mali. Uranium potential
Gold, Petroleum, Strategic Minerals is located in the Falea area
which covers 150 km² of
By R. Teichman pledging logistical support in the the Falea- North Guinea
Global Research, January 15, 2013 crackdown on the rebels. [3]
News Beacon Ireland basin, a Neoproterozoic
If we are to believe this narrative we are
The French government has stated that: misled again about the real reasons. A sedimentary basin marked
“it would send 2,500 troops to support look at Mali’s natural resources reveals
Malian government soldiers in the what this is really about. by significant radiometric
conflict against Islamist rebels. France
has already deployed around 750 troops Mali’s natural resources [4] (emphasis anomalies. Uranium
to Mali, and French carriers arrived in added)
1391 نمهب6 جمعه- 1223 شماره/ سال متسیب Bamako on Tuesday morning….. potential in Falea is
Gold: Mali: Africa’s third largest gold
We will continue the deployment of producer with large scale exploration thought to be 5000
forces on the ground and in the air….. ongoing. Mali has been famous for its
gold since the days of the great Malian tonnes. The Kidal Project,
We have one goal. To ensure that when empire and the pilgrimage to Mecca of
we leave, when we end our intervention, the Emperor Kankou Moussa in 1324, in the north eastern part
Mali is safe, has legitimate authorities, on his caravan he carried more than 8
an electoral process and there are no tonnes of gold! Mali has therefore been of Mali, with an area of
more terrorists threatening its territory.” traditionally a mining country for over
[1] half a millennium. 19,930 km2, the project
So this is the official narrative of Mali currently has seven operating covers a large crystalline
France and those who support it. And gold mines which include: Kalana
of course this is what is widely reported and Morila in Southern Mali, Yatela, geological province • Kaolin: Potential estimated
by the mainstrem media. Sadiola and Loulo in Western Mali, and reserves (1MT) located in Gao
mines which have recently restarted known as L’Adrar Des (Northern Region)
France is supported by other NATO production notably Syama and
members. US Defense Secretary Tabakoto. Advanced gold exploration Iforas. Uranium potential in the Samit • Phosphate: Reserve located
Leon Panetta confirmed that the US projects include: Kofi, Kodieran, at Tamaguilelt, production
was providing intelligence to French Gounkoto, Komana, Banankoro, deposit, Gao region alone is thought to of 18,000 t/per annum and
forces in Mali. [2] Canada, Belgium, Kobada and Nampala. an estimated potential of 12
Denmark and Germany have also be 200 tonnes. million tonnes. There are four
publicly backed the French incursion, Uranium: encouraging signs and other potential deposits in the
exploration in full swing. Exploration Diamonds: Mali has potential to North of 10 million tonnes.
develop its diamond exploration: in the
Kayes administrative region (Mining Lead and zinc: Tessalit in the Northern
region 1), thirty (30) kimberlitic pipes Region ( 1.7 MT of estimated reserves)
have been discovered of which eight and traces in Bafing Makana ( Western
are show traces of diamonds. Some Region) and Fafa (Northern Mali)
eight small diamonds have been picked
in the Sikasso administrative region • Lithium: Indications in
(southern Mali). Kayes (Western Region)
and estimated potential of 4
Precious stones consist of the following million tonnes in Bougouni
and can be found in: (Southern Region)
In touch with Iranian diversity • Circle of Nioro and Bafoulabe: • Bitumen schist: Potential
Garnets and rare magnetic estimated at 870 million
minerals tonnes, indications found in
Agamor and Almoustrat in the
• Circle of Bougouni and Faleme
Basin: Pegmatite minerals
• Le Gourma – garnet and
corindons
• L’Adrar des Ilforas – pegmatite Northern Region.
and metamorphosing minerals • Lignite: Potential estimated at
• Hombori Douentza Zone: 1.3 million tonnes, indications
Lawyers ICBC ﻭﻛﻼ quartz and carbonates found in Bourem (Northern
Claims ٦٠٤- ٩٨٢- ٤٠٥١ Region)
604 - 982 - 4051 ٦٠٤- ٩٨٠ -٨٥٧١ Iron Ore, Bauxite and Manganese:
604 - 980 - 8571 significant resources present in Mali but • Rock Salt: Estimated potential
still unexploited. Mali has according to of 53 million tonnes in
estimates more than 2 million tonnes Taoudenni (Northern Region)
Vol. 20 / No. 1223 - Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 of potential iron ore reserves located in • Diatomite: Estimated potential
the areas of Djidian-Kenieba, Diamou of 65 million tonnes in Douna
and Bale. Behri (Northern Region)
ﺑﺮﺍی ﻣﺸﺎﻭﺭﻩ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ ﻟﻄﻔﺎ ﺑﺎ Bauxite reserves are thought to be 1.2 Mali’s Petroleum potential already
million tonnes located in Kita, Kenieba attracting significant interest from
ﺁﻗﺎی ﻛﺎﻣﻴﻞ ﻟﻄﻔﻌﻠﻰ and Bafing- Makana. Traces of investors
manganese have been found in Bafing
. ﺗﻤﺎﺱ ﺑﮕﻴﺮﻳﺪ،ﻭﻛﻴﻞ ﻓﺎﺭﺳﻰ ﺯﺑﺎﻥ – Makana, Tondibi and Tassiga. Mali’s Petroleums potential has been
documented since the 1970’s where
Other mineral resources and potential sporadic seismic and drilling revealed
in Mali probable indications of oil. With the
increasing price of global oil and
Calcarous rock deposits: 10 million
tonnes est. (Gangotery), 30 million gas resources, Mali has stepped up
tonnes est. (Astro) and Bah El Heri its promotion and research for oil
Kamil Lotfali, lawyer (Nord de Goundam) 2.2 Million tonnes exploration, production and potential
ﺳﺎﻝ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﻪ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ٣٠ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻪﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ "ﻧﻮﺭﺕﺷﻮﺭﻻ " ﺑﺎﺑﻴﺶﺍﺯ- est. Copper: potentialities in exports. Mali could also provide a
ﺩﺳﺘﻤﺰﺩیﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﺨﻮﺍﻫﻴﻢﻛﺮﺩ، ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﻨﻤﺎﺋﻴﻢICBC ﺗﺎﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕﺷﻤﺎﺭﺍ ﺍﺯ- • Bafing Makan (Western strategic transport route for Sub-
Region) and Ouatagouna Saharan oil and gas exports through
(Northern Region) to the Western world and there is the
possibility of connecting the Taoudeni
• Marble : Selinkegny basin to European market through
ICBC ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﻫﺮﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕ ﺟﺎﻧﻰ ﻭ ﻣﺎﻟﻰ ﺍﺯ- (Bafoulabe) 10.6 MT Algeria.
LLP estimated reserves and traces Work has already begun to reinterpret
NORTH SHORE LAW43 previously gathered geophysical and
at Madibaya geological data collected, focussing on
6th Floor, 171 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, B.C. • Gypsum: Taoudenit (35 MT five sedimentary basins in the North of
est.), Indice Kereit ( Nord de country including: Taoudeni, Tamesna,
klotfali@northshorelaw.com Tessalit) 0.37 MT est.
Ilumenden, Ditch Nara and Gao.
43 The War on Mali. is currently being carried
out by several companies
with clear indications of
What you Should Know: An Eldorado of Uranium, deposits of uranium in
Mali. Uranium potential
Gold, Petroleum, Strategic Minerals is located in the Falea area
which covers 150 km² of
By R. Teichman pledging logistical support in the the Falea- North Guinea
Global Research, January 15, 2013 crackdown on the rebels. [3]
News Beacon Ireland basin, a Neoproterozoic
If we are to believe this narrative we are
The French government has stated that: misled again about the real reasons. A sedimentary basin marked
“it would send 2,500 troops to support look at Mali’s natural resources reveals
Malian government soldiers in the what this is really about. by significant radiometric
conflict against Islamist rebels. France
has already deployed around 750 troops Mali’s natural resources [4] (emphasis anomalies. Uranium
to Mali, and French carriers arrived in added)
1391 نمهب6 جمعه- 1223 شماره/ سال متسیب Bamako on Tuesday morning….. potential in Falea is
Gold: Mali: Africa’s third largest gold
We will continue the deployment of producer with large scale exploration thought to be 5000
forces on the ground and in the air….. ongoing. Mali has been famous for its
gold since the days of the great Malian tonnes. The Kidal Project,
We have one goal. To ensure that when empire and the pilgrimage to Mecca of
we leave, when we end our intervention, the Emperor Kankou Moussa in 1324, in the north eastern part
Mali is safe, has legitimate authorities, on his caravan he carried more than 8
an electoral process and there are no tonnes of gold! Mali has therefore been of Mali, with an area of
more terrorists threatening its territory.” traditionally a mining country for over
[1] half a millennium. 19,930 km2, the project
So this is the official narrative of Mali currently has seven operating covers a large crystalline
France and those who support it. And gold mines which include: Kalana
of course this is what is widely reported and Morila in Southern Mali, Yatela, geological province • Kaolin: Potential estimated
by the mainstrem media. Sadiola and Loulo in Western Mali, and reserves (1MT) located in Gao
mines which have recently restarted known as L’Adrar Des (Northern Region)
France is supported by other NATO production notably Syama and
members. US Defense Secretary Tabakoto. Advanced gold exploration Iforas. Uranium potential in the Samit • Phosphate: Reserve located
Leon Panetta confirmed that the US projects include: Kofi, Kodieran, at Tamaguilelt, production
was providing intelligence to French Gounkoto, Komana, Banankoro, deposit, Gao region alone is thought to of 18,000 t/per annum and
forces in Mali. [2] Canada, Belgium, Kobada and Nampala. an estimated potential of 12
Denmark and Germany have also be 200 tonnes. million tonnes. There are four
publicly backed the French incursion, Uranium: encouraging signs and other potential deposits in the
exploration in full swing. Exploration Diamonds: Mali has potential to North of 10 million tonnes.
develop its diamond exploration: in the
Kayes administrative region (Mining Lead and zinc: Tessalit in the Northern
region 1), thirty (30) kimberlitic pipes Region ( 1.7 MT of estimated reserves)
have been discovered of which eight and traces in Bafing Makana ( Western
are show traces of diamonds. Some Region) and Fafa (Northern Mali)
eight small diamonds have been picked
in the Sikasso administrative region • Lithium: Indications in
(southern Mali). Kayes (Western Region)
and estimated potential of 4
Precious stones consist of the following million tonnes in Bougouni
and can be found in: (Southern Region)
In touch with Iranian diversity • Circle of Nioro and Bafoulabe: • Bitumen schist: Potential
Garnets and rare magnetic estimated at 870 million
minerals tonnes, indications found in
Agamor and Almoustrat in the
• Circle of Bougouni and Faleme
Basin: Pegmatite minerals
• Le Gourma – garnet and
corindons
• L’Adrar des Ilforas – pegmatite Northern Region.
and metamorphosing minerals • Lignite: Potential estimated at
• Hombori Douentza Zone: 1.3 million tonnes, indications
Lawyers ICBC ﻭﻛﻼ quartz and carbonates found in Bourem (Northern
Claims ٦٠٤- ٩٨٢- ٤٠٥١ Region)
604 - 982 - 4051 ٦٠٤- ٩٨٠ -٨٥٧١ Iron Ore, Bauxite and Manganese:
604 - 980 - 8571 significant resources present in Mali but • Rock Salt: Estimated potential
still unexploited. Mali has according to of 53 million tonnes in
estimates more than 2 million tonnes Taoudenni (Northern Region)
Vol. 20 / No. 1223 - Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 of potential iron ore reserves located in • Diatomite: Estimated potential
the areas of Djidian-Kenieba, Diamou of 65 million tonnes in Douna
and Bale. Behri (Northern Region)
ﺑﺮﺍی ﻣﺸﺎﻭﺭﻩ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ ﻟﻄﻔﺎ ﺑﺎ Bauxite reserves are thought to be 1.2 Mali’s Petroleum potential already
million tonnes located in Kita, Kenieba attracting significant interest from
ﺁﻗﺎی ﻛﺎﻣﻴﻞ ﻟﻄﻔﻌﻠﻰ and Bafing- Makana. Traces of investors
manganese have been found in Bafing
. ﺗﻤﺎﺱ ﺑﮕﻴﺮﻳﺪ،ﻭﻛﻴﻞ ﻓﺎﺭﺳﻰ ﺯﺑﺎﻥ – Makana, Tondibi and Tassiga. Mali’s Petroleums potential has been
documented since the 1970’s where
Other mineral resources and potential sporadic seismic and drilling revealed
in Mali probable indications of oil. With the
increasing price of global oil and
Calcarous rock deposits: 10 million
tonnes est. (Gangotery), 30 million gas resources, Mali has stepped up
tonnes est. (Astro) and Bah El Heri its promotion and research for oil
Kamil Lotfali, lawyer (Nord de Goundam) 2.2 Million tonnes exploration, production and potential
ﺳﺎﻝ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﻪ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ٣٠ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻪﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ "ﻧﻮﺭﺕﺷﻮﺭﻻ " ﺑﺎﺑﻴﺶﺍﺯ- est. Copper: potentialities in exports. Mali could also provide a
ﺩﺳﺘﻤﺰﺩیﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﺨﻮﺍﻫﻴﻢﻛﺮﺩ، ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﻨﻤﺎﺋﻴﻢICBC ﺗﺎﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕﺷﻤﺎﺭﺍ ﺍﺯ- • Bafing Makan (Western strategic transport route for Sub-
Region) and Ouatagouna Saharan oil and gas exports through
(Northern Region) to the Western world and there is the
possibility of connecting the Taoudeni
• Marble : Selinkegny basin to European market through
ICBC ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﻫﺮﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕ ﺟﺎﻧﻰ ﻭ ﻣﺎﻟﻰ ﺍﺯ- (Bafoulabe) 10.6 MT Algeria.
LLP estimated reserves and traces Work has already begun to reinterpret
NORTH SHORE LAW43 previously gathered geophysical and
at Madibaya geological data collected, focussing on
6th Floor, 171 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, B.C. • Gypsum: Taoudenit (35 MT five sedimentary basins in the North of
est.), Indice Kereit ( Nord de country including: Taoudeni, Tamesna,
klotfali@northshorelaw.com Tessalit) 0.37 MT est.
Ilumenden, Ditch Nara and Gao.
