Artisanal gold mining: proposals to prevent conflicts
In recent years, the mining sector has been marked by a growing number of artisanal miners on artisanal mining sites. This increase in the number of actors and sites is not without consequences for cohabitation between the actors. At the second Artisanal Miners' Day (Journée de l’artisan minier - JAM 2023), held in Gaoua on 21 and 22 July...
Organisation and management of the mining crafts in Burkina Faso: CONAPEM calls for participative governance
Taking advantage of the Artisan Miner's Day (Journée de l’Artisan minier - JAM 2023), the National Corporation of Artisans and Small Mine Operators of Burkina Faso (Corporation nationale des Artisans et exploitants de petites mines du Burkina Faso - CONAPEM) through a communication provides an overview of the organization and management of the mining artisans in Burkina Faso. CONAPEM...
Burkina Faso’s mining sector: great potential just waiting to be exploited
Burkina Faso is rich in minerals. But a large part of these minerals remains unexploited.More than 15 minerals are listed in Burkina Faso, according to the 2020 report of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Burkina Faso. They include gold, zinc, copper, manganese, phosphate, limestone, iron, bauxite, nickel, titanium, dolomite, antimony, graphite and marble. Of these, gold is...
Rising gold prices: Increase royalties to benefit from mining income
Between January and June 2023, Burkina Faso produced 27.527 tonnes of gold. This is 9.6% less than in 2022, when 30,441 tonnes of gold were produced in the first semester of the year. There are many reasons for this drop, but the main one is the lack of security, which is having a negative impact on mining in Burkina...
DRC: Civil society backs new distribution of mining royalties
In a note issued on Wednesday 16 August 2023, Congolese civil society organisations called on the Congolese government to remain within the framework of the provisions of the law on the distribution of mining royalties. They also called on the President of the Republic to postpone the initiative to redefine the distribution key for mining royalties established by law,...
Burkina Faso: Boungou and Wahghion sold to Lilium Mining record a drop in production in the 2nd trimester of 2023
The press release issued on 2 August 2023 in London, Endeavour Mining presents the operational and financial results for the first semester of 2023 for the group. The press release sets out the results for each mine. At 30 June 2023, Endeavour Mining operated 4 mines in Burkina Faso, including Boungou and Wahghion, which were sold to Lilium Mining...
Burkina Faso: The Semafo Mana mine operates an underground mine
The press release issued on 2 August 2023 in London, Endeavour Mining presents the operational and financial results for the first semester of 2023 for the group. The press release sets out the results for each mine. At 30 June 2023, Endeavour Mining operated 4 mines in Burkina Faso, including SEMAFO Mana.Production at the Mana mine fell from 44,000...
Houndé mine : Production costs of 1,085 $ per ounce in second trimester 2023
The press release issued on 2 August 2023 in London, Endeavour Mining presents the operational and financial results for the first semester of 2023 for the group. The press release sets out the results for each mine. At 30 June 2023, Endeavour Mining operated 4 mines in Burkina Faso, including Houndé gold.At Houndé, production rose from 47,000 ounces in...
Mines-Guinea: A laboratory processing more than 300 samples is operational today
On 11 August 2023, Guinea Conakry inaugurated a mineral sample analysis laboratory at Camp Balanta. With a capacity to process 360 samples a day, the laboratory is expected to strengthen and give credibility to the quality control of mining products before they are exported.Built in the sub-prefecture of Kamsar, the new laboratory comprises a mechanical room housing crushers and...
Ban on cobalt exports to the international market: is the DRC a victim of sabotage?
In a note, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) warns that it is facing threats that its cobalt will be banned from export to the international market. The DRC was keen to clarify its production chain. At the same time, it announced its intention to formalise and improve its mineral traceability system in the artisanal sector through the implementation...
