Paul Weedon, Senior Vice President of Exploration at Fortuna Silver Mines Inc, has provided an update on the exploration programmes at the Séguéla mine in Côte d'Ivoire and the Yaramoko mine in Burkina Faso. The announcement was made in...

2 mining agreements, one for exploration (9 years) and one for exploitation (12 years)Taxation: takes account of work carried out by the State and exemptions for the exploration phaseThe Local Development Mining Fund, financed by 0.75% of the trimester...

This article was published by the newspaper La Guardia Magazine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Since 2018, the Mining Code of the Democratic Republic of Congo has set the mining royalty rate. It is 3.5% for metals and 10%...

Approximately 30 of the more than 600 sites have operating permitsIllegal use of chemicals and explosivesA low contribution to the budget of the State and local authoritiesEntrepreneurial activities such as catering, trade, management of drinking establishments, etc.Artisanal gold mining...

Artisanal gold mining is characterised by a lack of reliable statistics on the number of sites, the number of operators, production, etc. Regarding the number of sites, according to 2018 data from the National Agency for the Supervision of...

At least 30% free State participation in mining projectsFirst processing of certain minerals in the country requiredThe National Transitional Council (Conseil nationale de la Transition - CNT) will examine and adopt the new Mining Code tomorrow, Monday 7 August...

In a bid to better regulate the artisanal mining sector in Burkina Faso, the Burkinabe government went through many stages between 1986 and 2015, when the National Agency for the Supervision of Artisanal and Semi-Mechanised Mining (l’Agence Nationale d’Encadrement...

In 2020, the Global Tailings Review, composed of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), published the new Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM)....

A delegation from the Gabonese Ministry of Mines visited China from 22 to 29 July 2023. During this mission, the delegation strengthened its cooperation with the People's Republic of China by signing an agreement to set up a joint...

A workshop held on 01 August 2023 validated the user's guide, with the aim of establishing a common reference for the use of the resources of the Local Development Mining Fund (LDMF). The workshop was chaired by the Secretary...