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Once the interview is done i would have thought they'd need to get it out to the wider world asap otherwise a field day for the insiders...

If it is indeed a 5 day turnaround then I suspect he might send samples to the Newmont mine up the road and either use their airstrip to fly the sample out or use their labs in situ. Is my guess

The tailings dam held despite records winds and rainfall. A severe test of design which it has passed with flying colours. Indicative of a quality operation as a whole.

People, we cannot ordain clement weather. Typhoons happen in that part of the world. Just thank your lucky stars that only your investment lives there at present. Not you!

Yeah I was a shareholder. As you say it was theft but shareholders voted for it. The hedgies bought in big time and I thought they would hold out for more and was surprised they folded so early. Talk about short termism!

I used to believe the former in pretty much all things but as far as AIM is concerned I've moved to the dark side! If you look at the share prices of Hochschild and Endeavour they have mechanically gone up today in line with the gold price. For juniors such as OMI, MTL and CMCL the reaction has been very muted even though imho they are collectively better miners and have better prospects relative to their size. Clearly something is going on made easier by limited turnover on the shares. Some trades at 5 units are clearly laughable but stay long enough as the latest price point to influence more than a few punters methinks. The only tactic is to stay informed on the actual data available and assess the company's prospects on that and ignore all self interested so called commentators both up and done. Don't ignore reasoned arguments either way, people comfortable in echo chambers rarely make good investors. Just be content you can buy and sell stamp duty free on AIM and if the companies you invest in hit the big time they will migrate to the main board and then they will be visible to a much greater range of investors.

Also don't assume bad actors are always derampers. Clearly not, however cause the spike in WSBN over the last few days has done well. On the basis of rumour it went up by 25% and now has sunk to a new low. Nice business if you can induce it, NOT!!!

Mr Market is not be questioned. In the short term (preferred pronoun - he/his) is a voting machine. In the long term a weighing machine. OMI needs to convince him that it can reliably get gold out of the ground and sell it at a profit without diluting shareholders today to nothing.

Don't let the current share price weigh on your mind too much

There are pocket of exuberance in the AIM junior goldies market. I watched with astonishment when WSBN short up one day last week - Thursday I think. Naturally curious I had a look as to the cause. I couldn't find any except that somebody had predicted an RNS landing. It was astonishing everybody latched on to this and seemingly group think link convinced themselves the RNS was on its way, but with zero evidence to support it. Needless to say no RNS has landed and guess what the share price is roughly where it was when all this hullaballoo started.

The difference between MTL and WSBN is vast and yet MTL is becalmed. I guess we will just have to wait until some real as apposed to pretend RNSs land!

African Union calls for urgent action in insurgency-hit Mali

By Reuters

November 10, 20259:39 AM GMTUpdated 2 hours ago

A woman prepares food on the road side in Bamako, Mali

A woman prepares food on the road side, amid ongoing fuel shortages caused by a blockade imposed by al Qaeda-linked insurgents in early September, in Bamako, Mali, October 31, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

BAMAKO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The African Union has called for an urgent international response, including intelligence-sharing, to address worsening security conditions in Mali, where insurgents are imposing a fuel blockade and kidnapping foreigners.

An Al Qaeda-linked jihadist group active in West Africa's Sahel region has blocked fuel imports since September, attacking convoys of tankers and creating a shortage that forced schools and businesses to shut.

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The latest show of force by the group, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, has raised concern that it might eventually try to impose its rule over the landlocked country. Western countries including the U.S., France, Britain and Italy are urging their citizens to leave.

In a statement on Sunday, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, chairperson of the African Union Commission, expressed "deep concern over the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali, where terrorist groups have imposed blockades, disrupted access to essential supplies, and severely worsened humanitarian conditions for civilian populations".

He said there should be "enhanced cooperation, intelligence-sharing and sustained support" for countries in the Sahel affected by violent extremism.

He also called for the immediate release of three Egyptian nationals he said were recently kidnapped.

JNIM has targeted foreign nationals for kidnapping to finance its operations in West Africa.

Reuters reported in October that a deal was reached to free two citizens of the United Arab Emirates in exchange for a ransom payment of roughly $50 million.

Schools re-opened in the capital Bamako on Monday, a Reuters witness said, after being suspended for two weeks because of the fuel shortage.

France advises citizens to leave Mali urgently amid jihadist fuel blockade

Motorcycles and vehicles queue up to get petrol at a service station in Bamako

Image source,AFP via Getty Images

Image caption,

Long queues have been snaking around petrol stations

ByWedaeli Chibelushi

Published

7 November 2025

France has advised its citizens in Mali to leave as soon as possible, as Islamist insurgents continue their blockade of the country.

The French foreign ministry advised citizens to depart on commercial flights while they are still available, and to avoid overland travel.

A two-month-old fuel blockade on Mali, imposed by al-Qaeda-affiliated group has upended daily life in the capital, Bamako, and other regions of the landlocked West African country - a former French colony.

France's announcement came as MSC - the world's biggest shipping company - said it was halting its operations in Mali, citing the blockade and deteriorating security.

'Business is at a standstill' - Mali jihadists' fuel blockade hits the capital

Published

9 October

Trucks set ablaze as militants block key Senegal-Mali trade route

Published

17 September

The jihadist group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has caused the obstruction by attacking tankers on major highways.

Mali has no coast so all fuel supplies are brought in by road from neighbouring states such as Senegal and Ivory Coast.

Last month, the US embassy in Bamako announced that non-essential diplomatic staff and their families would leave Mali amid the crisis.

It said the fuel disruptions had affected the supply of electricity and had the "potential to disrupt the overall security situation in unpredictable ways".

Mali is currently ruled by a military junta led by Gen Assimi Goïta, who first seized power in a coup in 2020.

The junta had popular support when it took power, promising to deal with the long-running security crisis prompted by a separatist rebellion in the north by ethnic Tuaregs, which was then hijacked by Islamist militants.

The UN peacekeeping mission and French forces had been deployed in 2013 to deal with the escalating insurgency.

Both have left since the junta took over, and the military government has hired Russian mercenaries to tackle the insecurity.

However, the jihadist insurgency has continued and large parts of the north and east of the country remain outside government control.

Were the first two holes blank?

No I'm not sure they were. I think they just said that they were changing the drill programme in the light of geo-tech info. That might mean they were blank or it might mean they were sub-optimal...

Given it's all very sensitive and any encouraging news on drilling might bring the protestors back on the barricades I wonder whether DB has decided to keep the whole lot off air until they've completed the programme.

Once the fait accompli is well... accomplished they can then go out and sell the concept as something concrete given what they've definitively as opposed to speculatively found.

Just a thought!

I don't disagree with you but it's not the full story. Look at Wishbone today. Nothing happened except some wild rumour about the results of the next hole. It's all speculation but up went the shares by 25%. It's just a one off since WB have fallen hard on the back of basically no results but it goes to show there are pockets of optimism and risk taking out there even if it's likely to prove ephemeral...

It'll be bad news. Always is for Fridays

Next week maybe better or maybe another hole 3...?

Not much to hang your hat on...

Great the de-ramping worked. I'll take them off your hands for 5p! You'll not regret it!

Because actually there have been Islamic based insurgencies in the southern islands of the Philippines. Not so outrageous then?

Oh please.....!

Ooops sorry. Still hold oodles of MTL but as of today not so much CORA. Luckily the jihadists are not so active in Nic or the Philippines (main island) ...yet!!

Jihadists' fuel blockade poses biggest threat yet to Mali's military rulers

By Portia Crowe

November 3, 20254:00 PM GMTUpdated 31 mins ago

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Summary

Al Qaeda-linked group attacks fuel convoys in southern Mali

Foreign embassies warn citizens to leave West African state

Collapse in Mali could destabilise neighbouring countries

DAKAR/BAMAKO, Nov 3 (Reuters) - A two-month-old fuel blockade by al Qaeda-linked militants has all but paralysed the capital of Mali, turning the screws on the military government and raising concern that the jihadists might try eventually to impose their rule on the West African country.

Security analysts say the group known as Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), which has been operating for months within 50 km (30 miles) of Bamako, currently has neither the intention nor the military capability to seize the city of 4 million people, which it briefly attacked last year.

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But the JNIM strategy of gradually starving Bamako of fuel, forcing schools to shut and depriving businesses of diesel-generated electricity poses the gravest challenge yet to the military leaders who took power in 2021.

The jihadists' likely goal is to trigger another coup, half a dozen security analysts and diplomats told Reuters. It would be Mali's third since 2020, further depriving the country of a viable power centre and allowing JNIM to amass more weapons and funds.

In the long run, JNIM is seeking negotiations either with the current government or a post-coup administration, which would be a milestone in its hunt for political legitimacy, according to a Control Risks client note published last week.

"With JNIM's activity putting unprecedented pressure on the government, we warn that the risk of a collapse of the regime, whether through a coup or another form of political crisis, will be very high over the coming weeks," the note said.

A source close to JNIM did not respond to a request for comment about the aims of the fuel blockade.

A statement it issued in early September announcing the blockade said its target was "these bandits who are in power", who it accused of persecuting Malians especially outside the capital.

Mali's communications ministry did not respond to a request for comment.

ESCALATING ATTACKS AS MILITARY STUMBLES

Spun out of an ethnic Tuareg uprising in 2012, JNIM has for over a decade been advancing from northern Mal

Good grief you don't mean..... it was gordy!

And the answer was

Yes, there have been several comments and reports regarding the severe impact of the fuel shortages—caused by the insurgency blockade—on gold mining operations in Mali.

The key points of the reported challenges from the gold mining sector are:

Logistical Crisis at Major Mines: Reports specifically mention the Allied Gold's Sadiola gold mine, one of the most significant operations in the country.

Stranded Fuel Tankers: The Malian army has reportedly stopped or blocked around 70 fuel trucks destined for the Sadiola mine at border crossings (like Diboli on the Senegalese border) and other towns, because they cannot provide adequate military escorts to protect them from militant attacks on the routes.

Dwindling Supplies: Sources familiar with the situation have indicated that fuel stocks are rapidly depleting at remote mining sites like Sadiola, which are far from the capital, Bamako.

Operational Vulnerability: Mining operations rely heavily on diesel for power generation and heavy machinery. The blockade directly threatens the operational continuity of these mines, which are vital to Mali's economy.

Extreme Security Risk: The delays in securing military escorts for fuel shipments can last weeks or even months, highlighting the extreme and persistent security risks that mining companies are facing to maintain their supply chains.

The fuel blockade is a strategic economic move by the al Qaeda-linked militant group, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), which has been targeting fuel convoys to exert pressure on Mali's military-led government by crippling the country's economic lifeline, of which gold mining is a major part.