Mining Supplier Days: Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea and Mali invited to the 2023 event
The 4th edition of the Mining Supplier Days (JFM) will be held on 06 and 07 December 2023 under the theme: "Issues and challenges of local content governance in the mining sector in Burkina Faso?". The organising body, the Burkina Faso Alliance of Mining Goods and Services Suppliers (Alliance Burkinabé des Fournisseurs de Biens et Services miniers - ABSM),...
Local Development Mining Fund: A guide to the use of resources drawn up by the Ministry of Mines
With the aim of strengthening the contribution of mining to local development and guaranteeing peaceful and sustainable mining, the government of Burkina Faso created a fund in the 2015 mining code called the "Local development mining fund" intended for local authorities. A Resource Utilisation Guide has been drawn up by the Ministry of Mines to facilitate the use of...
Côte d’Ivoire: 3rd gold mine inaugurated one year later
On Saturday 11 November 2023, the Lobo gold mine was inaugurated in Daloa, in the Sasandra district. It was inaugurated by the Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly. The inauguration of this mine is part of the government's objective to make the mining sector a source of wealth.The Australian company Tietto Minerals Ltd (ASX:TIE) has inaugurated its...
Combating dengue fever: Iamgold Essakane SA supplies ZONE 1 CSPSs with screening kits
On Friday 10 November 2023, Iamgold Essakane SA donated a batch of dengue testing kits and other medicines to the Zone 1 Health and social protection centres (Centre de santé et de protection sociale - CSPS), with a view to giving the local population of Essakane site access to dengue diagnostic tests during the current epidemic period. Sansan Palé,...
Post-mine: Creation of a department to monitor the management of the mine rehabilitation and closure fund
The Director of Cabinet for the Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Yaya Sankara, gave the opening speech at the workshop to draw up the interministerial annual report on the status and management of the mine rehabilitation and closure fund for the year 2022, this Thursday morning, 16 November 2023.The workshop to draw up the interministerial annual report on...
4th Burkina Faso Mining Supplier Day: A day of opportunity sharing
The aim of the 4th edition of the "Burkina Faso Mining Supplier Day" is to find solutions that will enable Burkina Faso suppliers to obtain contracts with mining companies and industries operating in Burkina Faso. The event is scheduled to take place in Ouagadougou on 7 and 8 December 2023 and will bring together a wide range of players,...
Orezone Bomboré: Production down by 13% in the 3d trimester of 2023 due to lower grades
On 14 November 2023, Orezone Gold Corporation published its operating and financial results for the third trimester of 2023.Orezone Gold Corporation operates the Bomboré gold mine. It made the first pour on 10 September 2022 and declared commercial production on 1 December 2022.Patrick Downey, President and CEO, commented: "Our Bomboré mine continues to perform well operationally, with throughput in...
Local content in the mining sector: Players discuss issues and prospects in a context of insecurity
Bobo Dioulasso is hosting the 4th National Forum on Local Content (Forum national sur le contenu local - FONACOL) on the theme of "Local content in a context of security crisis: challenges and prospects". Scheduled to take place from 13 to 15 November 2023, the event is being organised by Burkina Networking in conjunction with the Ministry of Mines....
Transparency in the mining sector: Burkina Faso scored 75.5 out of 100 points following an evaluation
Transparency in the mining sector: Burkina Faso has obtained a moderate overall score in the implementation of the 2019 EITI StandardDecision of the Board of DirectorsThe Board of Directors notes that this Validation was carried out in exceptional circumstances, Burkina Faso having experienced two successive coups d'état in 2022.Despite the challenges, this Validation concludes that Burkina Faso has achieved...
Burkina Faso: High grades in the underground mine save Semafo Mana in the 3rd trimester of 2023
Production at the Mana mine in the third trimester of 2023 remained stable compared with the previous trimester, at 30,000 oz, according to a press release issued on 9 November 2023 by Endeavour Mining. At the same time, it informs that the lower quantity of ore milled and lower recovery rates were partially offset by higher average grades processed.Production...
