Mali said on Wednesday it was suspending licenses for foreign artisanal gold mining companies after a series of fatal accidents in the West African country, one of Africa’s top three gold producers. Gen.

Gold producer Mali hosts operations by international companies such as Barrick Gold, B2Gold, Resolute Mining and Hummingbird Resources.

Mali is suspending the granting of new artisanal mining permits to foreigners, after a couple of accidents in recent weeks left dozens dead.

MALI has suspended the granting of new artisanal mining permits to foreigners following accidents in recent weeks that claimed 56 lives, many of them women and children. Interim President Assimi Goita had “instructed the government to strengthen measures to avoid human and environmental tragedies,

Mali has stopped issuing permits for small-scale gold mining to foreign nationals, after several deadly incidents in recent weeks and amid a drop in gold production.Most Read from BloombergTrump Admin

Mali, Africa's second-largest gold producer, has suspended the issuance of new mining permits to foreign companies. ・Mali suspends issuance of new mining permits to foreign companies ・Decision follows a devastating mining accident that claimed over 40 lives ・Reforms in the mining sector aim to increase state benefits from gold production According