Mining sector: A conference on “Gender in EITI” organised for women from the Centre-West region
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative of Burkina Faso (EITI-BF) is holding a public conference on "Women and EITI" in Koudougou on 14 December 2023, exclusively for women from the Centre West region.This activity is part of the dissemination of the latest EITI-BF 2021 report and complies with requirement 7.1 of the EITI 2019 standard, which ensures that women have...
Cameroon: soon a revolutionary gold mine
Cameroon's Acting Minister of Mines, Industry and Technological Development, Fuh Calistus, visited the Colomine gold mine on Tuesday 12 December 2023. This official visit is part of the launch of the second phase of the Carbon-in-Leach project, an innovative gold processing system.According to a press release issued by the communications department of Cameroon's Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological...
Failure to rehabilitate mining sites in Burkina Faso: what happens to the 60 billion FCFA paid by mining companies?
The various Mining Codes adopted by Burkina Faso provide a framework for the closure and rehabilitation of mining sites. Indeed, when mining companies come to the end of their operations, they are obliged to rehabilitate the areas where they used to operate. To do this, they pay annual contributions during the operating phase of their mine so that this...
Fine coal trial: Mining authorities absent from part of the process
The hearing of the fine coal trial continued on Tuesday 12 December 2023 at the Tribunal de Grande Instance in Ouaga I, with the appearance of two public officials accused of forgery.One of the agents who answered the prosecutor's questions was a geology and mining engineer working for the ministry in charge of mines at the time. The second...
Energy transition: Komsilga soon to have a 50 MWp solar power plant
Energie Plus company is to build a 50 MWp solar power plant in Komsilga (Kadiogo province, Centre region). This solar power plant construction project is the result of the signing of an agreement between the Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Simon-Pierre Boussim, and the Managing Director of Energie Plus, Serge Conseiga, on Tuesday 12 December 2023 in Ouagadougou.A...
Cop28: An agreement for an energy transition without fossil fuels has been reached
After a time extension on the closing plenary session of the 28th UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP 28), which took place from 30 November to 12 December 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, countries approved a so-called historic call for a "transition" away from fossil fuels on Wednesday 13 December 2023.This is a first in...
Fortuna Silver Mines strengthens its presence in West Africa
Fortuna Silver Mines has completed the purchase of the Diamba mine in Senegal in September 2023. With this latest acquisition, Canadian mining company Fortuna Silver Mines, based in Vancouver, is now present in 03 West African countries: Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Senegal.The Diamba project is at a very advanced stage of exploration and will go into production in...
Fine coal trial: Essakane had to keep its samples
The Burkina Faso Bureau of Mines and Geology (Bureau des Mines et de la Géologie du Burkina Faso - BUMIGEB) gave its version of events on Friday 8 December 2023 in the fine coal trial. Its representative (a chemical engineer) responded to questions from the public prosecutor in relation to the versions of the Essakane mining company.During previous hearings,...
Côte d’Ivoire: Government and traditional chiefs unite against illegal gold mining
Côte d'Ivoire's Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly, held a working session with the country's traditional chiefs on Friday 08 December 2023 at the Chamber of Kings and Traditional Chiefs in Yamoussoukro. According to a press release issued by the communication department of the Côte d'Ivoire Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy, the purpose of the meeting...
AFEMIB delegation granted audience by President of National Human Rights Commission
The President of the National Human Rights Commission (Commission nationale des droits humains - CNDH), Gonta Alida Henriette DA, received a delegation from the Burkina Faso Mining Women's Association (l’Association des Femmes du Secteur Minier du Burkina Faso - AFEMIB) in audience in Ouagadougou on Friday 08 December 2023. The purpose of the meeting was to present AFEMIB to...
