Nuit de l’artisan minier: Mines Actu Burkina wins the special prize for «Media production in the mining sector»
From 21 to 22 July 2023, the town of Gaoua hosted the second Artisanal Miners’ Day (Journée de l'Artisan minier - JAM). The theme of the event was "Artisanal mining: what mechanisms are needed to formalise operators in order to improve the socio-economic benefits of the sector?" At the end of the day's proceedings, the organising committee singled out...
Support for women’s projects: AFEMIB takes first prize in Abidjan
The Association of Women in the Mining Sector of Burkina Faso (Association des Femmes du Secteur Minier du Burkina Faso - AFEMIB) has received an award in Abidjan. This is the "Support for women's solidarity community projects" prize. The association's technical adviser, Ms GUEMBRE / OUEDRAOGO Maïmouna, received the award.Abidjan hosted the 2nd edition of its International Women Empowerment...
Goulamina in Mali: First lithium production expected in June 2024
Leo Lithium has updated information on its Goulamina lithium mine in Mali. It has announced a significant increase in resources, making Goulamina the 4th largest spodumene deposit in the world.Construction activities are well underway, with engineering and design approximately 80% complete. The company has acquired mining concessions to almost triple the area of the Goulamina project. The first ore...
Argentina: Glencore to acquire Pan American’s 56.25% stake in the MARA project and become its sole owner
Glencore International and Pan American Silver Corp announced today, 31 July 2023, that they have reached an agreement for Glencore to acquire Pan American's 56.25% interest in the Mara project. Under the terms of the agreement, Glencore will pay 475 million dollars in cash at closing and grant Pan American a 0.75% net smelter return copper royalty. The project...
Orezone Bomboré: Results for the second trimester of 2023 to be announced on 9 August 2023
Orezone Gold Corporation announced today, 31 July 2023, in Vancouver, Canada, that it will release its second trimester 2023 results on Wednesday, 9 August 2023, after the market closes. A conference call and audio webcast to discuss the results will be held on Thursday, 10 August 2023. Orezone Gold Corporation is a Canadian mining company that operates the Bomboré...
Governance of extractive industries: Mahamadi Sebogo of the Sidwaya newspaper strengthens his skills
Mahamadi Sebogo is a journalist and Head of the Economy and Finance Desk at the Burkinabe daily Sidwaya. From 17 to 28 July 2023, he attended the 12th session of the Summer University on the Governance of Extractive Industries in Yaoundé, organised by the Centre of Excellence for the Governance of Extractive Industries in Francophone Africa (CEGIEAF) of the...
Burkina Faso: Mines Minister visits illegally exploited quarries
The Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Simon Pierre Boussim, visited illegal quarrying sites in Ziniaré on 28 July 2023. The aim was to encourage these operators to comply with the regulations in force by formalising their activities. "We went out to the quarries because we realised that these are substances of great importance to the national economy, but that...
Revision of the Mining Code: Exemptions must be indexed to specific economic factors, Adrien Somda, extractive industries tax expert
Burkina Faso has begun the process of reviewing the 2015 Mining Code. Mines Actu Burkina spoke to Adrien Somda, a lawyer by training, tax inspector and expert in the taxation of extractive industries. He is one of the instructors at the 12th session of the summer university of the Centre of Excellence for the Governance of Extractive Industries in...
“We have comprehensive information on the extractive sector” Vanessa Diasso, Burkina Info journalist on training in Yaoundé
Vanessa Diasso is a television star in Burkina Faso. A journalist and editor-in-chief at Burkina Info television, she was selected from among a hundred or so others to be part of a group of around twenty people to be trained in Yaoundé from 17 to 28 July 2023, as part of the 12th session of the Summer University on...
Burkina Faso: What taxes do mining companies pay?
A year ago, in 2022, Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, suggested that 50% of the gold exported from Burkina Faso ended up in the coffers of the French state. Since then, more and more people in Burkina Faso have taken to social networks to suggest that France levies taxes on gold produced in Burkina Faso. But what do...
