Randgold gets more than 60 per cent of its gold production from Mali and has in recent years invested more than US$1 billion in mine development and exploration there. The company released a statement, saying it was keeping a close watch on developments in Mali. There is a host of mainly North America-quoted companies active in the region, such as AngloGold Ashanti, Cluff Gold, IAMGold, GoldFields, GreatQuest Metals, Resolute Mining and others. Cluff Gold ( LON:CLF, TSE:CFG) confirmed that the events have not affected its operations, saying in a brief statement that "as we are located at the opposite end of the country to where the fighting is, we have not been interrupted as yet." Mali is a landlocked country in Western Africa partly in the Sahara, roughly twice the size of France, and has a population of just under 15 million. Staying with precious metal miners, Goldplat's ( LON:GDP ) interim results revealed a company in rude financial health.