Mining in Mali: Permit renewals resume after years of suspension

Malian authorities processed 21 mining exploration permit files between August and September 2026, according to Fousseni Tougela, president of the Mali Chamber of Mines, speaking at African Mining Week in Cape Town. Processing of renewals, suspended since November 28, 2022, gradually resumed in March 2025, but applications for new mining titles and some transfers remain on hold. In late September 2026, the government established the Agency for Mineral Resources Research and Development to improve knowledge, exploration and the use of Mali’s mineral, oil and gas resources.