{"version":"1","article":{"id":"mali-artisanal-mining-dredging-regulation-2026","slug":"mali-artisanal-mining-dredging-regulation-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/mali-artisanal-mining-dredging-regulation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mali-artisanal-mining-dredging-regulation-2026?lang=en","title":"Mali highlights interagency effort to regulate artisanal mining and river dredging","summary":"A media briefing on October 6 recalled that the 2023 Mining Code bans dredging; officials said an interministerial commission and technical secretariat are in place to enforce regulations.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-06T17:58:54+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-06T17:58:54+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-06","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Agence Malienne de Presse et Publicité (AMAP)","url":"https://amap.ml/2026/10/06/bamako-lexploitation-miniere-artisanale-au-centre-dune-rencontre/","publishedAt":"2026-10-06","checkedAt":"2026-10-06"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/mali-artisanal-mining-dredging-regulation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mali-artisanal-mining-dredging-regulation-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/mali-artisanal-mining-dredging-regulation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mali-artisanal-mining-dredging-regulation-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/mali-artisanal-mining-dredging-regulation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mali-artisanal-mining-dredging-regulation-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/mali-artisanal-mining-dredging-regulation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mali-artisanal-mining-dredging-regulation-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/mali-artisanal-mining-dredging-regulation-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mali-artisanal-mining-dredging-regulation-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Mali’s Press and Publicity Agency reported that an information session for media on artisanal and small-scale mining was held in Bamako on October 6. A representative of the interministerial regulatory commission said clandestine activity, particularly dredging in riverbeds, carries environmental, health, social, security and fiscal risks.","The briefing said dredging alters riverbeds and banks, increases water turbidity and risks chemical pollution. Officials said a commission and permanent technical secretariat had been established to support enforcement of the regulations. They cited Article 62(2) of Mali’s 2023 Mining Code and a 2019 interministerial order banning gold dredging in waterways. The report did not announce a new enforcement operation, seizure or production estimate."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"A media briefing on October 6 recalled that the 2023 Mining Code bans dredging; officials said an interministerial commission and technical secretariat are in place to enforce regulations.\n\nMali’s Press and Publicity Agency reported that an information session for media on artisanal and small-scale mining was held in Bamako on October 6. A representative of the interministerial regulatory commission said clandestine activity, particularly dredging in riverbeds, carries environmental, health, social, security and fiscal risks.\n\nThe briefing said dredging alters riverbeds and banks, increases water turbidity and risks chemical pollution. Officials said a commission and permanent technical secretariat had been established to support enforcement of the regulations. They cited Article 62(2) of Mali’s 2023 Mining Code and a 2019 interministerial order banning gold dredging in waterways. The report did not announce a new enforcement operation, seizure or production estimate.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}