· Burkina Faso: Artisanal Gold Mining in the Context of Violent Insecurity Published on 06 October 2021 Over the last 56 years Burkina Faso has become seriously implied in the rapid and dramatic changes in the geopolitical situation in the Sahel.
Mining in Burkina Faso Mining in Burkina Faso increased in importance only in the 1980s, when several dramatic droughts in West Africa triggered artisanal mining. Only the southwestern region of Burkina Faso has a longer history of mining activities (Kietega, 1983), but not sufficiently to attract serious colonial interests (Bantenga, 1995).
· 12/18/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Groups with links to al Qaeda and the Islamic State are growing in Africa and leveraging power by seizing control of illegal gold mines, particularly in Burkina have gained access to approximately 2 billion dollars' worth of illegal gold trade.
· Burkina Faso is the fourthlargest producer of gold in Africa, producing a combined total of approximately tons of gold in 2020. Currently worth approximately billion USD, gold produced in Burkina Faso every year makes mining a highly lucrative market, which has recently been under attack by jihadist and militant organizations looking to finance their operations in the area.
· Burkina Faso Mining News. ... ORZCF) (the "Company" or "Orezone") is pleased to provide an update on construction progress at its Bomboré Gold Project in Burkina Faso ...
· Gold mines in isolated areas of Africa's Sahel region have become a welcome source of income for terrorists. Recent attacks in Burkina Faso show .
· The West African country of Burkina Faso has become a leading African producer of gold in recent years. While this is mainly due to a boom in industrial gold mining since 2008, artisanal gold mining has been practiced throughout the country since the 1980s and continues to be an important source of livelihood for an estimated 1,2 Mio people (of a total population of c. 17 Mio).
· Associated press. May 9, 2020. The militants burst into the gold mine where Moussa Tambura worked in Burkina Faso and forbade everyone from smoking and drinking. Before long, they returned and levelled the place. "They attacked the site, killed people and burned houses," said Mr Tambura, 29, clenching his fists.
· Youga Gold Mine. The Youga gold mine is situated 180km southeast of Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso. Initially owned by Endeavour Mining, the mine was sold to Avesoro Jersey (formerly MNG Gold) in February 2016. The mine was then acquired by Avesoro Resources in December 2017.
Burkina Faso. The Youga and Balogo Gold Mines were acquired from Avesoro Jersey in December 2017. Loion. The Youga and Balogo Gold Mines are loed in the province of Boulgou in Burkina Faso. Youga is loed approximately 180km south east of the capital of Ouagadougou, adjacent to the Ghanaian border.
· Gunmen attacked a convoy of Iamgold Corp vehicles travelling to the Essakane gold mine in Burkina Faso on Tuesday, wounding one police officer before being .
Pinsapo Gold SA was established in Burkina Faso as a fully owned subsidiary of the Pinsapo Group in February 2010. Production at Sassa1 started in the 1st quarter of 2012. The operation is focused on heap leaching of the goldbearing tailings that had accumulated at the site over three decades of artisanal mining.
· Mining activity in Burkina Faso is governed by the 2003 Mining Code, pending the ongoing adoption of implementing decrees for the 2015 mining code. The Ministry of Economy and Finance, in particular the General Tax Directorate (DGI), the General Treasury and Public Accounting Directorate (DGTCP) and the General Customs Directorate (DGD), collect duties, taxes and revenues from the mining .
· In Burkina Faso, many children who left school following threats by Islamic militants are working in the country's informal gold mines, where they risk being harmed by accidents.
Artisanal and smallscale gold mining often uses rudimentary technology, requires physically demanding dangerous labour and is routinely undertaken by marginalized communities in an informal setting. In Burkina Faso, approximately 2030% of those working on mine sites are women, where they carry out various tasks such as crushing ore, collecting water, [.]
· 5. Burkina Faso – 62 tonnes. Burkina Faso's 62 metric tonnes of gold produced in 2019 places it in fifth position in our list. Said to have one of the most dynamic mining sectors in West Africa, Burkina Faso's other major resources are copper, zinc, limestone, manganese and phosphate.
· Volta Resources holds an 81% interest in the Kiaka gold project in Burkina Faso. It is claimed to be one of the largest undeveloped gold resources in West Africa. According to the binding agreement, WAF will acquire Volta Resources by paying 450,000 in .
Burkina Faso's gold mining industry is relatively new. The first of its 15 industrial mines, all but one of which are gold, started production in 2007, a few years after the government changed the mining law to attract commercial investors.
Byrnecut was awarded the fiveyear underground mining contract with West African Resources (WAF) in December 2018 at the Sanbrado Gold Project in Burkina Faso, west Africa. The flagship site is loed approximately 90km eastsoutheast of the capital Ouagadougou, and approximately 20km south of the regional centre of Mogtedo.
Solar power transforms the Essakane mine in Burkina Faso IAMGOLD's subsidiary, IAMGOLD Essakane SA, has partnered with Total Eren, AREN ENERGY (PTY) Ltd and Essakane Solar SAS to source electricity from a 15MWp (megawatt peak output) solar power plant to the company's Essakane mine in Burkina Faso.
· In Burkina Faso, artisanal and smallscale gold mining is the primary source of income for a large part of the country's population, with over 430,000 people directly employed at more than 440 mine sites [5].Given that many miners work informally, the true number is certainly higher.
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