2026 Gold Production in Mali, But Is the Jurisdiction Risk Manageable?
May 21, 2026
Desert Gold’s flagship is the SMSZ project (Senegal-Mali Shear Zone) in western Mali, a 440 square kilometre land package about 120 km southwest of Kayes, sitting between Allied Gold’s Sadiola mine to the north and Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto complex to the south. The company also holds an option on the early-stage Tiegba gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, currently awaiting presidential decree on the mining license. The conversation covered the planned commissioning of a 240 TPD modular gravity plant at Barani East in July 2026, the political and logistical situation in Mali, the current RC drill program, and the path from a small starter operation to potential CIL expansion.
