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Mali: natural resources

Minerals produced, mines and deposits, power capacity and how much the economy depends on resources. Mali is part of the Invest Global country data, so every figure carries its source.

Mines and deposits mapped
15
1 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
0.3 GW
4 plants
Clean share of electricity
19%
Ember, 2024

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Lithium critical770 t Li content0.3%81.0%

Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, MCS 2026. Rank is among reporting countries.

Mines and deposits

Gold8
Lithium3
Phosphate2
Diamonds1
Bauxite and aluminium1
Iron ore1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Syama/Tabakoroni Bagoe RegionGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
GoulaminaLithiumListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
Morila Gold MineGoldListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
Sadiola Gold MineGoldListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
SyamaGoldListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
Yatela MineGoldListed, status not statedAngloGold AshantiWikidata
Bougouni AreaLithiumProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
KalanaGoldProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
KeniebaDiamondsProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
LuoloGoldProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
SinsinkourouLithiumProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
TabakotoGoldProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS

Showing operating and larger sites first. Open the map for every site.

Power capacity by fuel

Hydro312 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Manantali Hydroelectric Power Plant MaliHydro200 MWNot stated
Felou Hydroelectric Power Plant MaliHydro62 MWNot stated
Selingue Hydroelectric Power Plant MaliHydro44 MWNot stated
Sotuba Hydroelectric Power Plant MaliHydro5 MWNot stated

Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Plants of about 1 MW and above, data mostly 2018 to 2021.

Resource dependence

Oil rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
16.2%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
1.6%
% of merchandise exports · 2023
Ores and metals exports
0.7%
% of merchandise exports · 2023

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Mine and deposit locations combine the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (public domain, last updated 2022, strongest for the United States and the Americas) and Wikidata (CC0, notable named mines). Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right. Production and reserve figures are from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and are rounded estimates. Power plants are from the WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), mostly 2018 to 2021. Nothing here is investment, legal or technical advice.