The Local Development Mining Fund has improved living conditions for people in the communes of Soaw, Houndé and Dédougou
The impact of the Local Development Mining Fund (LDMF) on improving the living conditions of people in the communes of Soaw, Houndé and Dédougou was the subject of a public conference on 5 July 2023 in Ouagadougou. It took place at the occasion of the presentation of the analysis report by the NGO ORCADE.A report by the Organisation for...
Police Academy: Ousseni Kalmogo speaks on Securing industrial mining sites in the face of terrorism in Burkina Faso
"Security of industrial mining sites in the face of terrorism in Burkina Faso" was the title of the dissertation submitted by student Police Commissioner Ousseni Kalmogo. According to the press release issued by the National Police, the members of the jury were: Police Commissioner Patrice Yéyé, Director of the National Police Intervention Units (Chairman of the Jury), Senior Police...
Training seminar on local content in the mining and hydrocarbons sectors
The Institute for Training and Legal Expertise (Institut de Formation et d’Expertise Juridique, IFEJ) is organising a training seminar on local content in the mining and hydrocarbons sectors from 27 to 29 July 2023. The training will take place in Grand Bassam, near Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.The registration fee for the training seminar is USD 2,000 per participant (training fees...
JAM_2023: artisanal miners in the South-West get involved!
A delegation from the National Organising Committee (Comité National d'Organisation, CNO) for the second edition of the Artisan Mining Day (Journée de l'Artisan Minier, JAM), scheduled to take place on 21 and 22 July 2023 in Gaoua, in the south-western province of Poni, met the professional organisations of artisanal miners in the region on Tuesday 04 July. The aim...
Morocco: 7 new exploration licences for Canadian company Trigon Metals
To mine silver and leadAs part of the Addana projectValid for three years, renewableIn a press release issued on Wednesday 28 June 2023, Canadian mining company Trigon Metals announced that it had been awarded 07 new exploration licences for silver and lead at the Addana project, located in the town of Tata in southern Morocco. The exploration permit for...
The DRC acquires a chemical laboratory to assess mineral substances
A number of precious metals and rocks are mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). But the country is being described as a geological scandal. According to the Congolese press agency, a chemical laboratory of the Centre for Expertise, Evaluation and Certification of Mineral Substances in the Democratic Republic of Congo (CEEC) was inaugurated on 27 June 2023...
DRC: KCC and MINI cobalt mines, subsidiaries of Glencore, exchange with communities
Kamoto Copper Company S.A. (KCC) and Mutanda Mining SARL (MUMI) are Glencore subsidiaries based in the Lualaba province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). KCC and MUMI are both large-scale industrial producers of copper and cobalt. On 29 June 2023, they held a community general meeting in Kolwezi to promote dialogue with local stakeholders.For Glencore, strong and respectful...
Mali: West Africa’s first lithium mining project under construction
By Leo Lithium companyAmong the world's largest projectsFirst production is scheduled for the first semester of 2024Ganfeng provided 130 million USD in equity and a 40 million USD credit facility.Leo Lithium company is developing a world-class lithium project at Goulamina in Mali. Goulamina is the next major lithium project to go into production. This hard rock project will be...
Endeavour Mining: Reasons for the sale of the Boungou and Wahgnion mines to Lilium Mining
Because of the level of production and the lifespan of the minesLilium Mining, the buyer is a junior gold producer in AfricaNo major staff changes planned for the time beingEndeavour commits to 12-month transitionEndeavour stays in Burkina Faso with the Houndé and Mana minesA sale announced since March 2023On 30 June 2023, Endeavour Mining announced the sale of Boungou...
Orezone Bomboré: empowerment projects for women (weaving, vegetable growing, goat farming)
Vanessa Pickering, Head of Investor Relations, enjoyed a visit to the Orezone Bomboré mine site. Speaking to shareholders at the end of her visit, she said: "During my visit to Bomboré, I had the pleasure of visiting the local communities surrounding Bomboré to see first-hand some of the livelihood restoration initiatives we have been promoting.During my visit, many community...
