Côte d’Ivoire: Economic contribution of the extractive sector down by 1.34% in 2021 compared with 2020
The extractive sector's contribution to the Ivorian economy in 2021 is down on 2020. The figures are set out in the 2021 report of the Côte d'Ivoire Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI-CI).In 2021, the contribution of the Ivorian extractive sector to the economy has fallen across all sub-sectors. Its contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell from 4.6% in...
Mali: Discussions focus on implementing legislation for the Mining Code and the Local Content Act
Mali's Minister of Mines, Amadou Keita, opened a workshop on Tuesday 16 January 2024 to discuss the application of the mining code and the law on local content. Amadou Keita urged everyone to be assiduous in examining these texts in detail so that they can be applied.For 72 hours, players in the mining sector will be examining the various...
Séguéla mine, Côte d’Ivoire: 2.445 tonnes of high-grade gold produced in 2023
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. published its 2023 production results for the Séguéla mine in Côte d'Ivoire on 18 January 2024. The mine produced 2,445 tonnes of gold, exceeding annual production forecasts by 5%. This performance was achieved thanks to the increase in gold production in the fourth quarter (1,340 tonnes) following a 25% increase in mill throughput compared with...
Bagassi Mines (Roxgold): 3.661 tonnes of gold produced in 2023
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. published its 2023 production results for the Roxgold Sanu (Bagassi) mine in Burkina Faso on 18 January 2024. Gold production reached 3.661 tonnes, compared with the upper forecast limit of 3.732 tonnes. Roxgold benefited from a high average grade of 7.16 grams per tonne.According to the press release, the mine performed strongly, reaching the upper...
Fortuna Silver Mines: 10.160 tonnes of gold produced by its 5 mines in Latin America and West Africa
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc., which operates the Roxgold Sanu (Bagassi) mine in Burkina Faso, has released its 2023 production results from its five operating mines in Latin America and West Africa. For the full year 2023, its 5 mines produced a record 10,160 tonnes of gold (326,638 ounces of gold). This record production is 13% higher than in 2022.Fortuna...
Orezone Bomboré: production of 4.399 tonnes of gold to be sold for 163 billion FCFA by 2023
Orezone Gold Corporation, which operates the Orezone Bomboré mine in Burkina Faso, announced its 2023 gold production results on 18 January 2024 in Vancouver, Canada. In the same press release, it announced that the Bomboré mine would be connected to the national electricity grid.During 2023, gold production totalled 4.399 tonnes. This production reached the company's annual forecasts thanks to...
Mining Indaba 2024: Investing in Africa’s mining sector Indaba 2024: An exciting line-up of influential speakers who will take part in stimulating discussions
Mining Indaba is the flagship event for promoting long-term investment in Africa's mining sector. It attracts a wide range of key stakeholders, including industry professionals, policy makers and stakeholders from across the country and beyond, to promote economic growth and foster positive change in the mining industry.The 2024 conference aims to celebrate Mining Indaba's 30th anniversary with a new...
Investing in African Mining Indaba 2024: An exciting lineup of influential speakers who will engage in thought-provoking discussions
Mining Indaba is the pinnacle event for promoting long-term investment in African mining. Attracting a broad and prominent speaker lineup, including industry professionals, policymakers, and stakeholders from around the country and beyond in order to promote economic growth and foster positive changes in the mining industry.The 2024 conference aims to celebrate Mining Indaba's 30th anniversary by taking a new...
African Mining Indaba media statement – Reviving Africa’s untapped exploration pipelines a key feature at Mining Indaba 2024
MEDIA STATEMENTThe low-carbon economy of the future depends on mining and in turn, the future of mining largely depends on the exploration for and discovery of new mineral deposits. The African continent remains a treasure chest of green metals and minerals and has significant reserves of platinum cobalt, chromium and other battery metals. Yet despite this, Africa trails far...
Indaba Mining 2024: Reviving Africa’s untapped exploration pipelines is key
Press releaseThe low-carbon economy of the future depends on mining and, in turn, the future of mining depends largely on the exploration and discovery of new mineral deposits. The African continent remains a treasure trove of green metals and minerals, with large reserves of platinum, cobalt, chromium and other battery metals. Despite this, Africa lags far behind when it...
