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Mali
Firefinch goes full throttle to redevelop Morila Gold Mine

The Morila gold mine, situated in the Sikasso Region of Mali (South). © Nicolas Remene/Le Pictorium

Australian lithium mining company Firefinch, which has made a high-speed sally into gold mining to take advantage of high gold prices, has called in Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil to help it boost operations at Mali's giant Morila Gold Mine. [...]

Published on 21/06/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Mota-Engil's mining investment arm LGM emerges from shadows

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