Bollore Logistics transports construction equipment for Mali gold mine

December 20, 2017: Bollore Logistics Canada with the local support of Bollore Transport and Logistics Mali and Senegal teams had transported mine construction equipment for a Canadian company in Mali.

This Canadian mining company has completed the construction of its 5th gold mine which is located in southwestern Mali near the Senegalese border, 480 km from Bamako.

Headquartered in Canada, this mining company is one of the fastest growing gold producers in the world. With already four operational gold mines, this project in Mali is one of the largest mining projects in West Africa.

For this project, more than 3,500 TEUs were delivered to Dakar (Senegal) by sea and to Bamako (Mali) by air. The steel structures shipped from China represented more than 300 40-foot flat-rack OOG containers. The ‘camp units’ sent from Australia represented about 100 40-foot flat-rack OOG containers. The project was completed three months before the estimated date. The gold mine is operational now is forecasting a production of 400,000 to 480,000 ounces for 2018.

Bollore Logistics Canada has contributed significantly to the successful completion of this project. Teams located in Canada were in charge of international transport, customs formalities and transit up to the port of Dakar and Bamako airport. The teams in Mali and Senegal ensured that the local services were smooth, particularly the delivery of the mine construction equipment.