Elie Kabore
The Ministry of Mines requisitioned 200 Kg of gold from the...
The transitional government of Burkina Faso has requisitioned 200 kg of gold produced by the company SEMAFO Burkina SA. The information was made public...
Burkina Faso: Independent Administrator and Focal Points agree on the preparation...
The Steering Committee of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Burkina Faso (EITI-BF) is organising a training workshop on filling in reporting forms to...
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI): Togo temporarily suspended
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has suspended Togo since 1 January 2023. The main reason is the failure to publish the 2020 report...
Houndé: 10 dead following a landslide at an artisanal site
The artisanal gold mining site of Dohoun, near the town of Houndé, experienced a landslide on the night of 7 to 8 February 2023.To...
Mining sector: Double withdrawal of the Inata mining permit
First withdrawal in October 2021 for the same reasonsA legal procedure had suspended the withdrawal decreeIs the transitional government ignoring this procedure?Inata owes 4.5...
CBMGC hearing at the Ministry of Mines: The Minister of Mines...
Objective of the hearing, to present the structure to the MinisterTo present the recommendations of the public conference on securing minesOn Wednesday 01 February...
Local content in the mining sector: Opportunities for local companies
It is governed by numerous provisionsIt is a source of many opportunities for national companies,Overcoming the difficulties of meeting the mine's norms and standardsWhat...
The Minister received Essakane SOLAR and WEST AFRICAN RESSOURCES
The Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Simon-Pierre BOUSSIM, received the General Manager of Essakane SOLAR, Dr Emma Marie Blanche KANTIONO, and a delegation...
Burkina Faso: 57.675 tonnes of gold produced in 2022
Production was 66.858 tonnes in 2021Down by 9,183 tonnes compared to 2021Representing a 13.7% decreaseProduction stoppages at several mines are thought to be the...
Fire at the Sankariare market: For SYNATCOMB “The causes of the...
Following the fire at the Sankariare market, the National Union of Traders of Burkina (SYNATCOMB) organised a press conference on Monday 30 January 2023...













