#Bissa_gold fuel depot: subcontractor #Road_Energy passes inspection with flying colours
The fuel depot at the Bissa-Bouly mine is the responsibility of the contractor #Road_Energy under the supervision of the mine's Logistics Department.In charge of the supply, storage and distribution of HFO and LFO on site, Road Energy is subject to regular inspection visits, organised by the mine's management to ensure compliance of operations.Indeed, the fuel depot is a risk...
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries: Installation of 4 new directors
The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries has installed 4 new directors on 28 December 2022. They are:1. Aboubacar Sawadogo, Administrator of Financial Services, Director General of the National Gold Anti-Fraud Brigade (BNAF),2. Ramodogwendé Hippolyte Sawadogo, Journalist Director of Communication and Press Relations (DCRP),3. Mamadou Sagnon, Engineer of Geological and Mining Works, Director General of the Mining Cadastre,...
#Burkina_Faso : Sharp drop in gold production in 2022
46.922 tonnes of gold produced between January and October 2022Down by 8.504 tonnes or 15.3% compared to 2021All mining companies record a decline in production9 out of 17 mines are operational in October 2022A sector in crisisIndustrial gold production fell sharply in October 2022. It stood at 46.922 tonnes at the end of October 2022 compared to 55.426 tonnes...
Burkina Faso: Reminder of the suspension of artisanal gold mining in the South West
Le gouverneur de la région du Sud-ouest, Boureima Ouédraogo invite les hauts commissaires des provinces de son ressort, à prendre les dispositions utiles pour assurer le respect de la mesure de suspension de l'exploitation artisanale de l'or dans toute la région. Ce rappel a été fait dans une note en date du 27 décembre 2022.Il motive sa note par...
Who is Mamadou Sagnon: New Director of the Mining Cadastre
Mamadou Sagnon is the new Director General of the Mining Registry (DGCM). The appointment was made during the Council of Ministers of 21 December 2022 under the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries.Who is Mamadou Sagnon?The new DGCM is a geological and mining engineer. But before this appointment he held various responsibilities.From April 2016 to December 2018, he was...
Endeavour mining: 894 billion FCFA in Burkina Faso’s economy by 2021
25 tonnes of gold produced in 20211,232 billion FCFA of economic contribution to the sub-regionFigures contained in the 2021 report on the company's economic and fiscal contributionWhat is the economic contribution of mining companies in West Africa? According to the Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Simon Pierre Boussim: "the contribution of the mining sector to the economic development...
ENAM: Tidiane Barry, CEO of Iamgold Essakane SA, sponsor of the promotion 2020-2022
The promotion includes 638 graduates ready to serve the nationWith the baptismal name "patriotic surge"In the name of Iamgold Essakane SA's corporate social responsibility policyThe mining company Iamgold Essakane S.A. was associated with the graduation ceremony of the 2020-2022 class of students from the National School of Administration and Magistracy (ENAM) on Tuesday 20 December 2022 in Ouagadougou.The General...
Iamgold Essakane SA offers 100 million FCFA to ONASER to fight against road insecurity
The mining company Iamgold Essakane SA signed on Monday 19 December 2022 an agreement with the National Office for Road Safety (ONASER). The purpose of the agreement is to carry out an awareness campaign on road safety during the holiday season. The campaign will continue throughout the year 2023.The financial contribution of the Essakane SA mine amounts to 100...
Mining permit granted to the Wagner group: This is not the case, according to the Burkinabe Minister of Mines
Burkina Faso has not granted a mining licence to Wagner, a private Russian security group. This assurance was given by the Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Jean Pierre Boussim, to a delegation from the civil society college that sits on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), on 20 December 2022.Jonas Hien, president of the civil society college, set...
Use of the Local Development Mining Fund: 8 classrooms for the Diaba Lompo High School in Fada
Thanks to the Eastern Regional CouncilIt is a building of type R+1 extensible in R+2In 7 distributions, the regional council has 2.267 billion FCFAOn 14 December 2022, the Regional Council of the East organised the provisional reception of a building of type R+1 extensible in R+2. This building, composed of 8 classrooms, was built for the Lycée Diaba Lompo...
