Lithium mine in Mali. 337 kt spodumene concentrate in 2025; phase-1 capacity 506 kt/yr
Origin: Mali
Region: Sikasso & Koutiala
Site data
- Commodity: Lithium
- Tier: Tier 1 (03 Resources Map tier rule)
- Status: Producing: Producing; first export 24 Jun 2025
- Operator / ownership: Ganfeng Lithium (China) 65%, Mali 35%
- Production: 337 kt spodumene concentrate in 2025; phase-1 capacity 506 kt/yr
- Coordinates: 11.3495, -7.9723 (OSM (‘Goulamina Lithium Mine’))
Security context
- Chinese-owned (Ganfeng 65%, Mali 35% under the 2023 code). No attack on the mine found. Exports go by road to Abidjan/San Pedro; the Bamako–Sikasso axis has been under JNIM blockade since late Apr 2026, and Bougouni is on the Chinese embassy’s Dec 2025 kidnapping list.
- No confirmed Chinese private security company at Malian mines (the Chinese private security companies note is low-confidence).
Sources
- Asian Metal, first shipment: https://www.asianmetal.com/news/2208042/Ganfeng-ships-first-batch-of-lithium-concentrate-from-Mali
- Map and tier rule: 03 Resources Map
Relationships
- Chinese interests (PSC context): Chinese private security companies
- Supply roads blockaded by: JNIM
Media
Regional security map; this site is outside the four zooms.