Canadian mining company Orezone has announced that its Bomboré open-pit gold mine in Burkina Faso has begun commercial production, starting December 1, 2022. The information was released in a press release issued on 1 December 2022 in Vancouver.Orezone declared...

Suspension in order to improve the issuing and monitoring of mining titlesBurkina Faso has suspended the receipt of applications for mining titles and authorisations since the beginning of 2022The Minister of Mines, Energy and Water of Mali informs the...

Communicating the Responsible Mining UpdateCanada contributes to development through CSR/CRE strategyDiscussed at a forum organized to mark 60 years of Burkina Faso-Canada friendshipCanada is the largest investor in the mining sector in Burkina Faso. The country places great emphasis...

Konkera Sa was set on fire by angry gold minersIt is not the first time the mine has had problems with gold minersBefore the tragedy, the government was considering withdrawing the permit for non-compliance with the lawOn 29 November...

6 vehicles destroyedOf which one 4X4 was put into circulation in 2021This is a company policy regarding the management of end-of-life vehicles, according to officialsA video that went viral circulated on the web on 12 November 2022. It shows...

Presenting the advanced version of the technical dossierReinforce the elements of information relevant to the finalisation of the dossierValidate or reformulate the incentives set out in the dossierThe mining industry is an important sector in Burkina Faso. It provides...

The Center of Reflection for the Sahel (CR-Sahel), a think tank specialising in security, economic and development issues in the Sahel, which brings together various researchers and associations in the Sahel, has published an article on gold smuggling in...

The city of Dakar in Senegal is hosting the Gender & EITI Project Learning Workshop from 24-25 November 2022. It is organised by the Publish What You Pay (PWYP) West African Francophone national coalitions with Burkina Faso, Guinea and...

The national Publish What You Pay coalition of Burkina Faso (PWYP-Burkina Faso) conducted a case study on gender awareness in the use of the Local Development Mining Fund in Burkina Faso.The case study report is available:#Mines_Actu_BurkinaRapport-etude-de-cas-PCQVP-Burkina-version-finale-

Popularise the texts on local contentPresent the state of the art of local procurement of mining companies and the procedures of contractingPresent the potential of suppliers to meet the needs of the minesLink local mining suppliers with mining buyers"What...