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AGC celebrates first women certified in the CRAFT Code in Burkina Faso

Artisanal Gold Council, as part of its efforts to highlight the importance of our gender equity work and align ourselves with the principles of this year’s International Women’s Day theme Inspire Inclusion, is excited to highlight a historic first for AGC and Burkina Faso. AGC Burkina Faso Compliance and Gender Officer Eve Sanou, who is also […]

Burkina Faso – Revolving fund to support the mining crafts sector

The Secretary-General (SG) of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries (MEMC), Jean-Baptiste KABORE, launched the activities of the Revolving Fund to Support the Mining Crafts Sector (FRASE), on Thursday January 25, 2024 in Ouagadougou. The ceremony was marked by the signing of a protocol between PlanetGOLD Burkina and Coris Bank International SA, and the […]

Nine Die in Gold Mine Collapse

At least nine workers died in a collapse at one of Burkina Faso’s many unregulated artisanal gold mines. Rescuers found four bodies last Tuesday night (7 February) at the mine in the western Tuy province, and another five the following morning. Read more…