New government: the urgencies of Simon Pierre BOUSSIM, Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries
This is a column by Abdel Khalifa DIARRA, President of the Chamber of Gold and Precious Metal Counters of Burkina Faso. He is an expert in trading and small-scale exploitation of precious metals after the appointment of the new government.Burkina Faso has had a transitional government since 25 October 2022; according to the Prime Minister, His Excellency Mr Appolinaire...
Endeavour Mining: One death at the Ity mine in Côte d’Ivoire
An employee of the Ity mine in Côte d'Ivoire has died following a detonation operation. This latest safety incident was made public in a statement issued on 28 October 2022 by Endeavour mining, the company that operates the Ity site, saying: "A colleague contractor died yesterday as a result of injuries received during a detonation incident at the Ity...
Burkina Faso: “An intellectual who is not a patriot is comparable to a terrorist” according to the Minister of Mines and Quarries
The new Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Simon Pierre Boussim, was installed in his functions on Thursday 27 October 2022 by the Secretary General of the Government and the Council of Ministers. For the new minister, it will be a question of perpetuating the good practices that existed within the sector and reforming the bad ones. He therefore...
Government of Apollinaire Kyélem I: The challenges of the new Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Simon-Pierre Boussim
Simon-Pierre Boussim is the new Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries of Burkina Faso. He was appointed to this post on 25 October 2022 in the first government of Prime Minister Apollinaire Kyélem.Simon-Pierre Boussim holds a Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) in Economics from the University of Ouagadougou. Prior to this degree, he obtained a Master's degree in Public...
Orezone is recruiting: GOLDEN ROOM SUPERVISOR
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Mining Fund for Local Development: a user’s guide and a standard template for reporting on the use of the fund are soon available
The Ministry of Mines and Quarries, through the Permanent Secretariat of the National Mining Commission (SP/CNM) is organising a workshop from 24 to 29 October 2022 to develop a user guide and a standard reporting template for the use of the resources of the Local Development Mining Fund (LDMF).The LDMF was created by the 2015 Mining Code. It is...
Burkinabe expertise sells well abroad: #Yelhy_Technology_Africa shows its worth in Dakar
Present in Dakar since 20112022: Muslim and Catholic cemeteries paved by Yelhy Technology AfricaBarthelemy Dias, mayor of Dakar wants pavements in all the arteries and public places of DakarBetween Senegal and Yelhy Technology Africa, it is a relationship of mutual trust. A relationship that dates back to 2011. The paving and construction company Yelhy Technology Africa continues to dress...
Crisis in the mining sector in 2022: gold production down by 13.4% compared to 2021
Economic activity in 2022 is experiencing a slowdown in its growth rate, given an international context marked by the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. At the national level, it is marked by the persistence of terrorist attacks, the advent of a political transition and by the progress of the agro-sylvo-pastoral campaign, which is considered somewhat favourable. According to the Directorate General for...
Burkina Faso: Mining artisans benefit more from a group of mining artisans than from the state
Abdel Khalifa Diarra is the President of the Chambre of Gold and Precious Metal Counters of Burkina Faso, an association of gold and other precious substance marketing counters. He justifies the creation of this association before giving his appreciation of the contribution of the mining sector to the development of Burkina Faso.Mines Actu Burkina: Introduce yourself to our readersAbdel...
Iamgold Essakane SA awards scholarships for excellence to workers’ children
This Monday, the 17th of October 2022, the ceremony of signing the 2022 Excellence Scholarship Agreement for the children of the company's workers was held in the meeting room of the IAMGOLD ESSAKANE SA headquarters.Chaired by Mr. Tidiane BARRY, General Manager of the company, this ceremony of granting scholarships for excellence to the children of the employees is at...
