Mali establishes state agency to regulate artisanal gold sector
UNVERIFIED·Primary source · Africanews
Mali created the Malian Office of Precious Substances to regulate the artisanal gold trade.
The move aims to curb smuggling and address discrepancies between declared exports and international import records.
Artisanal gold exports worth billions of dollars remain undeclared annually.
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01 — What / Thesis
Mali establishes state agency to regulate artisanal gold sector
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02 — Who / Subject
Malian Government
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03 — Where / Locus
Mali
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04 — When / Temporality
July 2026
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