![]() ![]() The obligation for any mining title holder to rehabilitate mining sites and to comply with the principles and requirements of the Minamata Convention on the use of mercury. As part of a process of harmonization of mining codes in Africa, the revision of Mali’s mining code includes other environmental provisions. This one-year precautionary measure was supposed to put an end to this practice, while the 2012 mining code, which already provides for a formal ban on dredging in the Republic of Mali, is being reviewed. This is the case, for example, with the interministerial decree of, which suspends gold mining activities by dredging in Mali. Aware of the environmental and health dangers of gold panning by dredging, the Malian government has taken strong measures. ![]() It is also observed on the Malian part of the Niger River, and on the Falémé River in the Kayes region on the border with Senegal. ![]() The technique of gold panning by dredging is, however, widespread in Mali. And the drought is becoming more and more severe because of the massive destruction of trees around the mining sites,” lamented Souleymane Diarra, president of the youth of Fourou. “The soil is destroyed, the chemically contaminated water flows into the river, leading to a scarcity of fish. This method is particularly destructive to nature, as it also uses toxic substances such as cyanide and mercury. Machines such as backhoes and spitters are used in a mining technique called “dredging”. ![]() Several Chinese-owned mining companies have taken over the banks of Bagoé, the river that runs through the village. In a correspondence dated January 30 th, to the Malian Minister of Mines and Petroleum, the youth of Fourou in southern Mali complained about mining pollution. ![]()
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