Sudan: Darfur Gold Concession Winner Warned-Off By Hilal

17 April 2014

Jebel 'Amer — The Sudanese Federal Ministry of Minerals has awarded the concession for exploration for gold deposits in Jebel 'Amer in North Darfur to the MAM Group, a major Sudanese industrial group with subsidiaries in various areas of contracting and construction. However, militia commander Musa Hilal, who last month established his 'own administration' in North Darfur, has warned that "the current situation does not allow exploration in that region".

The company was formed during 1995, according to its own website, in the wake of Sudan's "reforming economic policy in order to develop and integrate the local economic system with the international economy".

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