Artisanal Miners’ Day (AMD): strong recommendations
- strengthening ONASSIM and providing it with a military intervention force- promoting new mining technologies- strengthening the capacities of artisanal miners and institutional actors- recommendations will not be put aside, reassures the Minister of Mines and Quarries, Jean Alphonse SoméThe first edition of the Mining Artisan Day (#JAM) took place from the 14th to the 15th of July 2022,...
Artisanal Miner’s Day (AMD)
The Opening Ceremony of the First Edition of the Artisanal Mining Day (JAM) took place this morning, July 14, 2022, at the Ouaga 2000 conference hall.It takes place from the 14th to the 15th of July 2022.The Minister of Mines and Quarries, Alphonse Somé delivering his speech#Mines_actu_Burkina
Fine coal affair: the investigating judge handed over the expert report to the parties involved on 11 July 2022
The case involves the mining company Iamgold Essakane SA, the company Bolloré and public officials.Each party has 90 days to produce observations. During the first 45 days, the parties will have to submit their own observations. The lawyers will use the remaining 45 days to comment on the other lawyers' observations.For this observer of the case: "The independent expertise...
Burkina Faso: The mining sector in infographics
- The largest contributor to the state budget- The most profitable mining tax- The revenue authority that collects the most mining revenueIn 2020, the mining sector contributed 291.70 billion CFA francs to the state budget, according to the 2020 report of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Burkina Faso (EITI-BF).This sum represents 12.29% of state revenues in 2020. In...
Burkina Faso: The mining sector in infographics
- The largest contributor to the state budget- The most profitable mining tax- The revenue authority that collects the most mining revenueIn 2020, the mining sector contributed 291.70 billion CFA francs to the state budget, according to the 2020 report of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Burkina Faso (EITI-BF).This sum represents 12.29% of state revenues in 2020. In...
IAMGOLD named one of Canada’s 50 Best Corporate Citizens
- Information reported in its Sustainability Report 2021- In the Metals & Mining group, IAMGOLD ranked 7th out of 136 global companies- In the GICS Industry of Metals and Mining group, IAMGOLD ranked 12th out of 304 global companiesThe Canadian company, IAMGOLD, which operates the IAMGOLD Essakane SA mine, is publishing today, 21 July 2022, its Sustainable Development Report...
Essakane Mine: Tidiane Barry appointed Interim General Manager
Tidiane Barry was appointed on July 6, 2022, as interim general manager of the Essakane mine with the departure of General Manager Mohamed Ourriban.Prior to this position, Tidiane_Barry, who has made a career in the company, held the position of:Country Manager,Director of Corporate Affairs,Director of Supply Chain,Deputy General Manager.The Essakane mine is operated by Iamgold. It is the largest...
FOOD FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF SABÉ
The populations of the North-Central region are facing a risk of food insecurity due to poor rainfall during the past agricultural season. The harvests were not good according to the actors of the field.It is in this context of food crisis that the Bissa Gold mine accompanied the communities of Sabcé through a donation of food on Thursday 7...
Civil society calls for 30% to benefit women and youth
Local development mining fund (LDMF): civil society calls for 30% to benefit women and youth- Advocacy targets: members of special delegations- The legal framework, mechanisms and conditions of use of the LDMF developed- The amounts already received, the monitoring bodies explainedThe NGO " Organisation for the Reinforcement of Development Capacities " (ORCADE) in collaboration with the Association of Women...
