Access to resources :Find mechanisms to facilitate access to the resource for artisanal miners,Promote mechanisms to enable industrial mines and artisanal miners to coexist,Capacity-building for artisanal miners!Promoting semi-mechanised exploitation through popular shareholding,-Reinforce the safety of activities on the sites...

The closing ceremony of the Artisanal Miners’ Day (JAM) took place on 22 July 2023 in Gaoua. Prizes were awarded at the ceremony. This second edition of the JAM was positively appreciated by all the authorities.In his closing speech,...

The closing ceremony of the Artisanal Miners’ Day took place on 22 July 2023 in Gaoua. Prizes were awarded at the ceremony. Azara Sankara from the commune of Houdé, in the Haut-Bassins region, won the 2023 Mining Craftsman award....

Simon-Pierre Boussim, Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, paid a guided visit to the site of the Burkina Faso Bureau of Mines and Geology (Bureau des Mines et de la Géologie du Burkina Faso - BUMIGEB) in Gaoua, as...

The Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Simon Pierre Boussim, officially opened Artisanal Miners’ Day (Journée de l’Artisan Minier - JAM) on Friday 21 July 2023 in Gaoua. During the opening ceremony, speeches focused mainly on formalising the sector...

On 21 July 2023, the multinational Glencore announced its production results for the first semester of 2023.Gary Nagle, Glencore's Chief Executive, said: "We are pleased to report a strong first semester production performance from our underlying base business, where...

The trial in the fine coal case was scheduled for 20 July 2023 at the High Court (Tribunal de Grande Instance - TGI) Ouaga1. However, the court has returned the case to the general roll. The case will be...

Out of 122 applications received by the Centre of Excellence for Governance in the Extractive Industries in Francophone Africa (CEGIEAF), 24 participants from 9 countries, including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Guinea, Mauritania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Senegal, Chad...

This Thursday 20 July 2023 saw the 8th edition of the " CSR Café " organised by the CSR Forum in collaboration with the 2IE Institute. This 8th edition, celebrating the decade of the CSR Forum, has been a...

On 18 July 2023, the Burkina Faso Court of Audit launched an audit on illicit financial flows in the extractive sector. The subject of the audit is: "Performance audit of the legislative and institutional frameworks for the mobilisation of...