Mali

Population (World Bank): 23,293,698 (2023)

Metal/Ore Exports (% of Total Merchandise Exports, World Bank): 0.2% (2019)

Petroleum Production (Million barrels per day, EIA): 0 Mb/d (2024)

Human Development Index (World Rank, UNDP): 188

2017 Resource Governance Index Score, Mining Sector (NRGI): 53/100

EITI Status: Fairly low

Link to key economic information (Atlas of Economic Complexity)

Policy documents that include local content relevant provisions:

• Labor Code (Amendment), 2022 (French)

• Mining Code (Amendment), 2019 (French)

• Petroleum Regulation, 2016 (French)

• Petroleum Act, 2015 (French)

• Investment Law, 2012 (French)

Local Content Relevant News:

• June 2022 – Mining: the development of local content at the center of concerns

• May 2022 – Mining industry: The development of local content at the center of reflections

• May 2022 – Ministry tweaks mining code (Paywall)

• April 2022 – Gold as Mali's main revenue source

• November 2021 – 9th Mining and Petroleum Days in Mali: The development of local content at the center of discussions

• November 2021 – Promoting local content in the spotlight

• September 2021 – Spotlight on Renewable Energy for Mining Projects

• June 2021 – Mota-Engil and Mali-owned IMS to tackle Morila satellites and Super Pit

• May 2021 – Mali’s Leading Mining and Petroleum Event to Return in 2021 with a Focus on Local Content

Analysis and Case Studies:

• Natural Resource Governance Institute (2022) – Issues and Challenges of Local Content Governance in Mali (French)

• Maiga and Schwartz (2020) – Revising Mali’s mining code: three key areas for improvement

• Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (2019) – Local Content: Mali – Petroleum

• Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (2019) – Local Content: Mali – Mining

• Asselineau (2019) – Mali: Entry Into Force of the New Mining Code

• Boire (2018) – Assessment of the Contribution of Gold Mining to the Manufacturing Sector in Mali

• Mainguy (2013) – Foreign investment and development: the case of the gold sector in Mali

• Keita et al. (2008) – Legal tools for citizen empowerment: Increasing local participation and benefit in Mali’s mining sector

• Shaw and Kanté (n.d.) – The Value of Gold for the Republic of Mali: Policy Analyses and Private Sector Strengthening

  

Relevant Initiatives:

• Strengthening Local Content and Women Employability in Mali (2017-2019)

• Mining Sector Development Programme (MSDP)