Guinea revokes 46 mining licences, signalling stricter oversight of major operators Guinea has revoked the licences of 46 mining companies operating in the country, a government source told Reuters on Thursday, while another said it could be up to 53 permits, in what some analysts see as a warning shot to larger operators in the world's second-largest bauxite producer.
Kodal says Mali lithium exports blocked due to permit delays Regulatory hurdles in Mali have left British miner Kodal Minerals unable to export more than 20,000 metric tons of lithium concentrate, its chief executive Bernard Aylward told Reuters.