MAURITANIA'S mining minster said his policies are aimed at developing a highly stable investment environment as the country sees rapid expansion in uranium and iron-ore exploration, at a time when many other countries are revising their mineral codes to increase revenues. Minister Taleb Abdi Vail told Mining Journal that the west African state would seek to ensure stability and tenure for new projects, noting that Mauritania has not renegotiated a mining agreement since the country gained its independence in 1960.
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