- 10 operating mines
- 2 under construction
- One pending permit
- 3 free operating licences
The security crisis in Burkina Faso is hampering the development of the mining sector. Indeed, 3 mining companies of the Avesoro group, namely Youga, Nétiana and the new Ouaré project, have been stopped since 30 January 2022. The Taparko mine has been shut down since 7 April 2022. This is also the case for Néeré Mining’s Karma mine, which has been idle since the attack on 9 June 2022. This state of affairs was communicated by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries during the first Ministerial Sector Management Board (CASEM) 2023, held on Thursday 13 April 2023. The theme of the CASEM was: “Impact of the security crisis on the activities of the extractive industries: issues, challenges and prospects”. For the minister, beyond these cases, the mines of Inata, Tambao, as well as the cement limestone project of Tin Hakoff cannot resume their activities if the security context does not improve. In total, 11 mines are stopped.
Despite these difficulties, the current situation is that there are 10 mines in operation, 2 under construction, 1 awaiting permits and 3 free permits ».
In terms of direct revenue to the state budget for the last three years, it has increased from 330.8 billion FCFA in 2020 to 430 billion FCFA in 2021 and 468.7 billion FCFA in 2022, an increase of 138 billion FCFA between 2020 and 2022.
These revenues come from national production estimated at 62.405 tonnes of gold in 2020, 67.126 tonnes in 2021 and 58.108 tonnes in 2022, with estimated sales of 2,084.760 billion FCFA in 2022.
During the CASEM, Simon-Pierre Boussim and his staff reviewed the draft implementation reports for the 2022 annual work plan as of 31 December 2022, the 2023 work plan and the introduction report. The status of implementation of the recommendations of the last CASEM was also reviewed.
Rachid Ouedraogo
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