At a workshop held in Ouagadougou on 20 June 2023, the Alliance for Responsible Mining (Alliance pour une Mine Responsible, AMR) presented the results of its project to support the creation of legal and responsible artisanal and small-scale mining...

IAMGOLD Corporation announced today, 20 June 2023, that Audra Walsh has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors with immediate effect."We are pleased to welcome Audra Walsh to the IAMGOLD Board of Directors," said Maryse Bélanger, Chair of...

In this interview with the online media, Minesactu.info, Annonciata Thiombiano, a geographer by training and a specialist in occupational health and safety and the environment in the mining sector, talks openly about the mining sector and women in Burkina...

In Burkina Faso, the mining authorities authorise mining and quarrying activities. Authorisation acts are grouped into 02 main categories according to the importance attached to them. These are permits and authorisations.Permits include exploration permits, large and small-scale industrial mining...

In this publication, EITI Executive Director Mark ROBINSON explains why the 2023 EITI Standard is important in the era of energy transition and how it can support transparent, inclusive and sustainable progress in resource-rich countries. He said: "The EITI...

At the end of the global conference of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) held in Dakar from 13 to 14 June 2023, the standard was revised for the fourth time. The new standard, known as EITI Standard 2023,...

From 13 to 15 June 2023, Dakar, Senegal, hosted the global conference of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) on the theme of Transparency in Transition.On 14 June, from 3.30 to 4.30 pm, Elie KABORE, Publication Director of minesactu.info...

In January 2022, Red Rock Resources announced the acquisition of 2 exploration projects in Burkina Faso in the prolific Boromo and Banfora greenstone belts. In a press release issued on Thursday 15 June 2023, Red Rock Resources PLC stated...

The international community is celebrating International Women in Mining Day on 15 June. Minesactu.info focuses on Fourera Sotty Maïga, President of the Association of Women in the Extractive Industries Sector of Niger (Association des Femmes du Secteur des Industries...

On 16 May 2023, Touissit Mining Company (Compagnie Minière de Touissit, CMT) announced that it had been awarded 6 new exploration licences for all substances, covering a total area of 96 km2, located in the province of Azilal.These 6...