Guinea: 14 dead and 190 injured after fire at Conakry’s main oil depot
On the night of Sunday to Monday, an explosion occurred at the main hydrocarbon depot in Conakry, the capital of Guinea. According to a provisional report published by the government on Tuesday 19 December 2023, the tragedy at the city's port resulted in 14 deaths, 190 injuries and extensive material losses.The fire was contained and brought under control in...
Local content: A new order on the list of goods and services for mines will soon be available
On Friday 15 December 2023, a workshop was held in Ouagadougou to adopt the preliminary draft of the revised decree on the list of goods and services supplied to mining companies. The workshop, which brought together members of the tripartite framework on local supply, was chaired by Yves Zongo, President of the Alliance of Burkinabè Suppliers of Mining Goods...
Gabon: Milingui iron deposit to be mined soon
Gabon's Minister of Mines, Hervé Patrick Opiangah, received the Managing Director of mining company Havillah Consolidated Resources, Dr Gabriel Kamga, on Wednesday 13 December 2023. Dr Kamga came to assess the progress of prospecting at the Milingui site (located in Tchibanga, Nyanga province), where the exploitation phase is about to begin.The project to exploit the Milingui iron ore deposit...
Gabon: Heling company to launch mining exploration project
A working session took place on Thursday 14 December 2023 between Bouygues Group representative Olivier Bouygues and the Gabonese Minister of Mines, Hervé Patrick Opiangah. According to the information made public by the communication department of the Gabonese ministry in charge of mines, the meeting consisted of discussing the details of the launch of a mining exploration project on...
Energy transition: 02 new solar power plants soon to be installed in Cameroon
Norwegian company Scatec plans to install 02 solar power plants in the northern part of Cameroon. The announcement was made on 13 December 2023 by Release, a subsidiary through which Scatec has obtained financing for the project. 2 solar power plants of 20 and 30 MW will be built in Cameroon. The actual implementation of the 2 projects is currently...
Journalists learn about local content in the mining sector
On 14 December 2023, the Technical Secretariat for Local Content and Investment Promotion (Secrétariat Technique du Contenu Local et de la Promotion d’Investissement - ST-CLPI) organised an information workshop on local content in the mining sector for journalists with an interest in the mining sector. The workshop was held as part of the implementation of the communication plan for...
Cabinet reshuffle: Yacouba Zabré Gouba, the new Minister of Mines, is no stranger to the mining sector
Following the cabinet reshuffle on 17 December 2023, Yacouba Zabré Gouba was appointed Minister for Energy, Mines and Quarries.The limited information available to Minesactu.info indicates that he is no stranger to the mining sector.This Treasury Inspector worked in the General Directorate of the Treasury and Public Accounting as an agent before being appointed Head of the State Public Establishments...
Health, safety and environment days at the Iamgold Essakane SA mine: “All workplace incidents are avoidable”, says company CEO Tidiane Barry
Iamgold Essakane SA is holding the 12th edition of its Health, Safety and Environment Days (JSSE 2023) to celebrate and raise awareness among its workers of the standards and principles of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE). At the opening ceremony, held on Thursday 14 December 2023, Tidiane Barry, Managing Director of Iamgold Essakane SA, congratulated his colleagues and invited...
October 2023: Underperformance by 3 companies impacts annual production
4.292 tonnes produced in October 2023Down 14.6% compared with September 2023Following lower production at Houndé Gold SA (-44.7%), Bomboré (-34.9%) and SOMISA (-33.4%)46,239 tonnes produced between January and October 2023Down by 1.5% on the same period in 2022Between January and October 2023, total gold production was 46.239 tonnes. This is down by 1.5% on the same period in 2022,...
Togo – Burkina Faso: in the shadow of illicit mercury trafficking
Despite the bans in force, mercury remains essential to gold extraction, fostering a persistent black market. In a complex pattern, mercury is smuggled from Togo into the Sahel region and the gold mining areas of Burkina Faso, before being smuggled back into Togo. This clandestine operation is orchestrated by traders from Burkina Faso.Mognonré, a village straddling the borders of...
