Cora Gold’s Sanankoro permit renewed Cora Gold, the West African focused gold company, has announced that at a meeting of the Government of the Republic of Mali’s Council of Ministers,
held on 21 August 2026, the first interim renewal of the Sanankoro II exploration permit (south Mali) was approved. The Sanankoro II exploration permit covering an area of 84.11 km² was awarded on 02 March 2021. In due course, the area of the Sanankoro II exploration permit will form part of the permit area for mining operations at Cora’s flagship Sanankoro Gold Project. Bert Monro, CEO of Cora, commented, “The renewal of the Sanankoro II exploration permit is a part of an ongoing permit reshaping exercise, needed to get all mining infrastructure under one mining permit area, and a significant step towards being awarded a mining permit for Sanankoro. The next stage in this process is the renewal of each of the Bokoro II and Kodiou
Cora Gold receives renewal of the Sanankoro II exploration permit.
exercise to be completed and Cora’s application for a proposed 100 km² mining permit at Sanankoro to be progressed.” n
exploration permits which were not completed before the November 2022 moratorium came into effect. These renewals will then enable the reshaping
Further high-grade lithium results from Lithium Ridge AIM-listed Andrada Mining, a tin producer with a portfolio of critical metals mining and exploration assets in Namibia has announced the fourth batch of results comprising 14 Diamond Drill (DD) holes from the Lithium Ridge Project (LR). These results show significant high-grade lithium mineralisation along strike and continuity
at depth, alongside consistent tin and tantalum enrichment. This highlights the scale and robust polymetallic economic potential of the project as it is advanced in partnership with SQM International (SQM). Anthony Viljoen, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “Once again, these exceptional drill results confirm the world-class potential of our Lithium Ridge asset, which we are developing in tandem with our partners SQM. Intersecting over 24 metres at 2.00% Li₂O in drill hole LRD097 is a milestone achievement that fundamentally enhances the scale and grade profile of the asset, showing continued potential at depth. The persistent presence of high-grade tin and tantalum co-products, such as the 0.44% tin intersection over 7.49 metres in hole LRD041 indicates an economic advantage that sets Andrada apart from single-commodity lithium developers. These polymetallic credits have the potential to significantly reduce overall operating costs, validating our aggressive exploration focus and ultimately reinforcing Namibia’s position as a premier critical metal jurisdiction.” n
Andrada Mining receives further high-grade lithium results from Lithium Ridge.
OCTOBER 2026 | www.modernminingmagazine.co.za MODERN MINING 5
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