Côte d’Ivoire: Séguéla mine records very low gold production costs
The third trimester of 2023 was the first full reporting period for the Séguéla mine in Côte d'Ivoire, which had its first gold pour on 24 May 2023. The mill performance test was completed in August 2023. The Séguéla mine is now operating above nominal capacity. Séguéla is well placed to achieve its gold production target of 60,000 to...
Fortuna Silver Mines: Record operating and financial results thanks to its mines in Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire
Fortuna Silver Mines has announced record financial and operating results for the third trimester of 2023. The announcement was made on 8 November 2023 in Vancouver, Canada. The main reasons for this performance were higher gold production at the Yaramoko mine (Roxgold Bagassi) in Burkina Faso and the start of production at the Séguéla mine in the Ivory Coast,...
Transparency in the mining sector: EITI Burkina adopts its 2021 report
The 4th ordinary session of the EITI-BF Steering Committee was held in Ouagadougou on 07 November 2023. It was chaired by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries and Vice-Chairman of the EITI-BF Steering Committee, Jean Baptiste Kaboré.The members of the EITI-BF Steering Committee held their 4th ordinary session on Tuesday 7 November 2023 in...
Cameroon: CRADEC recommends an electronic register of artisanal mining permits
In view of the inadequacies and shortcomings observed in the small-scale mining sub-sector in Cameroon, the African Regional Centre for Endogenous and Community-based Development (Centre Régional Africain pour le Développement Endogène et Communautaire - CRADEC) has made recommendations to various stakeholders to improve transparency in the sub-sector. These recommendations were addressed to the Government, Members of Parliament, artisanal mining...
Management of mining permits and authorisations: the Mining Registry raises awareness in the Centre-West region
Mining stakeholders from the Centre-West region were given training on Monday 06 November in Koudougou by the Mining Registry.The awareness-raising campaign run by the Directorate General of Mining Cadastre (DGMC) on mining regulations, the management of mining titles and authorisations, and the process of collecting and distributing surface taxes, was launched on 29 April in Kaya and continued on...
Burkina Faso: 41.947 tonnes produced between January and September 2023
Down by 3.9% compared with 2022Linked to the drop in production at 5 minesGold price of 1,929.7 USD per ounce in the third trimester of 2023Demand for gold remains robust and prices high since the start of 2023Between January and September 2023, Burkina Faso produced 41,947 tonnes, compared with 43,651 tonnes at the end of September 2022, a contraction...
Perkoa zinc mine: Court orders mine to pay 4 months’ wages for unfair dismissal
The Perkoa mine operated by Nantou Mining Burkina Faso SA experienced flooding on 16 April 2022. The company subsequently announced the closure of the mine on 23 September 2022. The closure led to the dismissal of the employees. The former workers took Nantou Mining Burkina Faso SA to court. On Thursday 19 October 2023, the court found Nantou Mining...
Fortuna Silver Mines: Bagassi mine’s 3rd trimester 2023 financial results to be announced on 8 November 2023
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc announced on November 6, 2023, that it will release its third trimester 2023 financial results on 8 November 2023.A conference call will be organised to present the results. Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. is a Canadian precious metals company with 5 operating mines in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mexico and Peru. In Burkina Faso,...
Partnership between ENAM and Essakane SA: The meaning of commitments
Officially, a partnership agreement was signed between the mining company IAMGOLD Essakane SA and the National School of Administration and the Judiciary (École Nationale d'Administration et de Magistrature - ENAM) on Friday 03 November 2023. According to the General Managers of the signatory organisations, this agreement is intended to develop and strengthen an existing partnership between the two organisations.The...
Vocational training: ENAM and Essakane SA sign a partnership agreement
In a joint effort to strengthen their partnership, the mining company Iamgold Essakane SA and the National School of Administration and the Judiciary (École Nationale d'Administration et de Magistrature - ENAM) signed a framework agreement on Friday 03 November 2023. This agreement, initialled by the Managing Directors of the 02 organisations, should strengthen the strategic partnership in areas of...
