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Capacity Building

Mining, Socio-Environmental, Metallurgical, Geological, Financial & Social Auditing of international gold mines, Mali

June 22, 2012/in Capacity Building

Mining, Socio-Environmental, Metallurgical, Geological, Financial & Social Auditing of international gold mines, Mali

All four operating gold mines in Mali were audited on behalf of EIB and Government of Mali in 2004, to review legal, technical, metallurgical accounting, environmental and social impact. Photo: Yatela Mine, northwest Mali.

Project Title

Mining, Socio-Environmental, Metallurgical, Geological, Financial & Social Auditing of international gold mines, Mali

Location

Sub-Saharan Africa

Country

Mali

Client

European Investment Bank/ Government of Mali

Business Sectors

Mining & Minerals

Services (Technical Disciplines)

  • International Development
  • Environmental & Social Impact Assessment
  • Geology & Mining Engineering
  • Financial & Metallurgical Auditing

Project Objectives

To carry out a fully independent audit of the impact of gold mining on the Malian economy and to verify the metallurgical and financial accounting of the large international companies who were operating four gold mines in the country.

Our Role

Geoscience Ireland was responsible for auditing four operating mines, to independently assess if international companies are meeting best practice, to advise EIB and Malian government on findings:

  • Financial & metallurgical accounting;
  • Geological and mining engineering practices;
  • Environmental management & rehabilitation;
  • Social impact and community enterprise policies;

Each segment included field visits to audit the facilities and discuss outcomes with management and local community representatives, as part of independent verification of data. Capacity building of Ministry staff was undertaken, including workshops and on-the-job field training in technical, social, environmental aspects.

Geoscience Ireland Contact

Dr. Deirdre Lewis – dlewis@slrconsulting.com

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