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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast weighs its options

Ivory Coast’s government is about to embark on new mining reforms. According to Africa Mining Intelligence’s sources in Abidjan, current [...]

Published on 04.04.2012 at 22:02 GMT

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Abdramane Diabate
Adama Toungara
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Alassane Ouattara
Amadou Gon Coulibaly
Commission Interministerielle des Mines
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Philippe Serey Eiffel
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GPMCI finally gets copy of new draft code

Deprived for long weeks of a copy of Ivory Coast’s [...]

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Abidjan picks a harsh mining code

Catching many by surprise, Ivory Coast’s cabinet moved on Dec. 2 to adopt a new mining code. True, Abidjan planned to stitch the code together before the end of the year in order to table it before Parliament in 2014.

Subscribers only Mining 03.12.2013

Ivory Coast
Taurus Gold on edge

Attending the UK-Cote d'Ivoire Trade & Investment Forum at the Sheraton Park Lane hotel in London on Oct. 30, Jonathan [...]

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Ivory Coast
Mining Code: jobs for locals ruffle feathers

Ivory Coast’s new mining code, which will be formally enacted by President Alassane Ouattara on Oct. 16, is concentrating a [...]

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Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Mining code adopted by emergency order

Strapped for cash, Ivory Coast is going to speed up mining reforms. Under pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which will disburse cash to bolster Ivory Coast’s budget only if economic reforms are undertaken, Abidjan is now planning to [.

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Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Accord on cutting size of concessions

The mines ministry and the Groupement Professionnel des Miniers de Cote d’Ivoire (GPMCI) reached an agreement in principle on Nov.6 on the terms of renewing concessions. Some believe it could put an end to months of tension.

Subscribers only Mining 13.11.2012

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
The license freeze lifted at last

Ivory Coast’s presidency has eased the iron grip it held for long months over the renewal or delivery of mining licenses (AMI 276/270), prompting a sigh of relief in the mining community which can now hatch long-term investment plans.

Subscribers only Mining 21.08.2012

Ivory Coast
Spatial Dimension updates land registry

An affiliate of South Africa’s MS Group. Spatial Dimension, was awarded a contract in early May to update Ivory Coast’s [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.05.2012

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
President quashes mining reform bill

An attempt by mines and oil minister Adama Toungara to win back control of Ivory Coast’s mining sector (AMI 270/271) by submitting a new mining bill looks unlikely to succeed. Indeed, the opposite seems the case.

Subscribers only Mining 24.04.2012

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Toungara to start issuing licenses in April

The license drought could be ending for mining companies that have been applying in vain for over a year for new mining rights. Hopeful signs have emerged from the mines ministry to indicate licenses could shortly be awarded.

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Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Toungara not the master in his mansion

The works seem totally gummed up at Adama Toungara’s mines, oil and energy ministry even though he is close to president Alassane Ouattara. Mining companies which applied for concessions in 2011 are losing patience waiting for green lights.

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Ivory Coast
Abdramane Diabate

An engineer by training and currently a mines inspector, Abdramane Diabate is back in business. After being sidelined by former [...]

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Ivory Coast
Some mining deals to be revamped

While waiting for the Societe pour le Developpement Miniere de la Cote d’Ivoire (SODEMI) to complete an audit ordered by [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.06.2011

Ivory Coast
SODEMI’s plans for post Gbagbo era

The Societe de Developpement Minier en Cote d’Ivoire (SODEMI), which was badly mauled in Ivory Coast’s recent crisis, is intent [...]

Subscribers only Mining 17.05.2011

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

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Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast weighs its options

Ivory Coast
GPMCI finally gets copy of new draft code

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Abidjan picks a harsh mining code

Ivory Coast
Taurus Gold on edge

Ivory Coast
Mining Code: jobs for locals ruffle feathers

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Mining code adopted by emergency order

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Accord on cutting size of concessions

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
The license freeze lifted at last

Ivory Coast
Spatial Dimension updates land registry

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
President quashes mining reform bill

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Toungara to start issuing licenses in April

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Toungara not the master in his mansion

Ivory Coast
Abdramane Diabate

Ivory Coast
Some mining deals to be revamped

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