Second Mali Gold Mine Scores Backing From Former Olam Exec

Eagle Eye is doubling down on the West African nation.

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The family office of Indian businessman Gagan Gupta has agreed to fund a second gold mine in Mali, providing a boost to a government that’s been at loggerheads with mining investors in recent years.

Eagle Eye Asset Holdings Pte. Ltd. has struck a $120 million deal with Cora Gold Ltd. to support the development of the Sanankoro gold project in southern Mali. The Singapore-based firm is already backing the construction of a larger mine being built nearby by Toubani Resources Ltd.