Burkina Faso

Challenges and opportunities for women at artisanal gold mining sites in Burkina Faso

By Aimée Florentine Kaboré, Communication Specialist, planetGOLD Burkina Faso and Anupama Ariyaratne, Communications Officer, Artisanal Gold Council - October 15, 2020

Artisanal and small-scale 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 20-30% of those working on mine sites are women, where they carry out various tasks such as crushing ore, collecting water, […]

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Introducing clean and efficient mercury free gold processing to South West Burkina Faso

By Aimée Florentine Kaboré Communication Specialist, planetGOLD Burkina Faso - September 24, 2020

Burkina Faso has an artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector that directly employs over 430,000 people and indirectly supports six times as many people via the secondary economy created by the sector. The economic support provided by ASGM and the skills diversification that it provides agrarian workers and rural […]

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Les prix de l’or reviennent à leurs niveaux d’avant Covid

By Adama Ouedraogo - May 13, 2020

Il ressort des informations collectées sur les sites miniers et de certains acheteurs d’or, les données suivantes :   1-Opérationnalisation des sites de l’EMAPE au Burkina Faso pendant la crise COVID-19 Le 04 Mai 2020 la restriction des déplacements entre les villes du Burkina par la quarantaine due au COVID-19 a […]

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Burkina Faso gold prices inch back towards pre-COVID levels

By Adama Ouedraogo - May 12, 2020

The following information was collected at mining sites and from certain gold buyers: 1-Opening of ASM sites in Burkina Faso during the COVID-19 crisis On May 04, 2020 the restriction of movement between cities in Burkina Faso  due to COVID-19 was lifted. The country’s ASM sites are now all operational. […]

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Burkina Faso – Gold Prices Rebound Slightly (up to 79% of spot)

By Adama Ouedraogo - April 29, 2020

The following information comes from site managers, artisanal miners, local buyers, ANEEMAS agents (government agents), and approved outlets in Ouagadougou. ASM Mines Sites return to operation in Burkina Faso Most ASM sites are once again operational in Burkina Faso. Even those which had closed for COVID-19 are gradually resuming their […]

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Burkina Faso – Quarantaines et prix de l’or en baisse de 20%

By Shawn Blore - April 14, 2020

Face aux prédictions d’experts selon lesquelles l’épidémie de COVID-19 au Burkina Faso pourrait rivaliser avec celle de l’Italie ou de l’Espagne, les autorités de la nation ouest-africaine ont mis en œuvre de vastes mesures de quarantaine. Les mesures – ainsi que les nombreux blocages internationaux actuellement en place – ont […]

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Burkina Faso – Quarantines and Gold Prices Down 20%

By Shawn Blore - April 10, 2020

Faced with expert predictions that the COVID-19 epidemic in Burkina Faso could rival that of Italy or Spain, authorities in the West African nation have implemented sweeping lockdown and quarantine measures.  The measures – along with the many international lockdowns now in place – have slowed or halted artisanal gold […]

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