The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Faso/Russia, Alexey Saltykov was received in audience on the evening of 10 January 2023 by the Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Simon-Pierre Boussim. "The discussions focused on the state of bilateral...

The gold mine at Bomboré, operated by Orezone Bomboré SA, poured its first gold bar (see picture). Orezone Bomboré SA started commercial production on 1 December 2022. This is a much-awaited ingot in the sense that it comes at...

In a scientific publication, Dr Hervé Lado discusses the mandatory and voluntary social responsibilities of companies. Here are some extracts from the publication:"First of all, by comparing the Anglo-Saxon and European approaches to CSR, we will recall that even...

Objectives: to inform and create a framework for exchange between students and the world of entrepreneurshipDuring a public conferenceData management is crucial from exploration to closure through exploitationData is the foundation of any business. In the mining sector, it...

The Australian company West African Resources Limited, which operates the Sanbrado mine, has announced good prospects. It has intercepted new zones of strong gold mineralisation not far from the mine. In a release issued on 10 January 2022, West...

That is 22,258 ounces, approximately 692.319 kilograms of gold (an ounce of gold at 31.104 grams)Of which 58.30% of the production in December 2022 aloneThe sale generated approximately 26.474 billion FCFA (the dollar at 610 FCFA)The average sale price...

Did Burkina Faso award a mining licence to Wagner, a private Russian security group? This is what the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, said on 14 December 2022 on the sidelines of the US-Africa summit, during a meeting with...

The Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Jean Pierre Boussim, informs mining promoters who request the suspension of mining titles due to insecurity "that due to the absence of a legal basis in the matter, the said requests are...

Down by 8,762 tonnes, corresponding to a rate of 14.4% compared to 2021Gold production increased by 3.6% between October and November 2022In November 2022, the gold price fell by 5.2% compared to November 2021According to DGEP figuresBetween January and...

SALMA mining SA is the first fully nationally funded independent mining company in Burkina Faso. On 4 January 2022, a delegation from SALMA mining SA, led by its Deputy Managing Director, Pascal Diendéré, presented the project to the Minister...