LALALALALA!!!!!!! Is phirang the only one on this board that follows what's going on in Mali?Does GQ have the mineral rights in Azawad if this independent state is created?Just think about that.Not bashing...just trying to bring some reality to the board.Very concerned shareholder.
nytimes.com/2012/02/06/world/africa/tuaregs-use-gaddafis-arms-for-rebellion-in-mali.html?pagewanted=1&ref=africa
see also allafrica.com/mali
The phospahate deposit is in rebel territory.You can google earth all you want and say the deposit is not in the north however tuareg rebels are seeking an independent state in Azawad a region which includes Kidal,Timbuktu,Gao and have attacked as far east as Niafounke.Looks like the north to them is anything north of the Niger River.