By Dr. Alizèta Ouédraogo and Tegan Holmes - June 30, 2022
While Burkina Faso’s artisanal gold mining sector continues to grow, the informal nature of the sector has been doing the same. ASGM provides much-needed livelihood opportunities for Burkinabe men and women who lack other options that generate a similar income and ease of entry. However, that informal nature is also […]
By Eve Sanou and Tegan Holmes - June 28, 2022
Workshop participants and the STAG team. National project manager and team leader Alizèta Ouedraogo is in the center in black. | AGC 2022 Now in its second year of implementation, the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals-funded Scalable Trade in Artisanal Gold project (the STAG project) has begun conducting workshops related […]
By Ousmane Hamadoum and Tegan Holmes - June 10, 2022
The artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector has long been marginalized at least partly due to its informal nature. However, the global community has begun to recognize that ASGM is a driving force for rural economic development. When formalized, ASGM provides the millions of men and women who work […]
By Eve Sanou and Tegan Holmes - August 2, 2021
For most of the men and women engaged along the informal gold supply chain in Burkina Faso, there are only limited opportunities both to become formalized and to achieve more than a subsistence level of livelihood. The European Partnership for Responsible Minerals-funded, Artisanal Gold Council (AGC)-RESOLVE–Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) implemented […]
By Sadraki Yabre and Tegan Holmes - July 30, 2021
In order for artisanal and small-scale gold mining to play an active role within the formal economy in Burkina Faso, mining operations must operate within the legal framework of the state. As part of the execution of the Global Environment Facility-supported planetGOLD Burkina Faso project, the national policy and legal […]
By Janvier Dabiré and Tegan Holmes - July 27, 2021
Now in its third year of implementation, the Global Environment Facility-funded planetGOLD Burkina Faso project has ramped up activities in the component related to access to finance. The planetGOLD Burkina Faso project is led by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, and executed by the Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) in partnership […]
By AGQ HQ - July 8, 2021
New project will help artisanal miners connect to international markets, support refiners and downstream companies in identifying and validating legitimate artisanal gold sources Canadian not-for-profit organization and artisanal gold mining specialist, the Artisanal Gold Council (AGC), non-governmental organization RESOLVE, and the Responsible Business Alliance’s (RBA) Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), which […]
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, […]
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 […]
By Adama Ouedraogo - May 21, 2020
L’exploitation aurifère artisanale a recommencé le 4 mai 2020. Les prix de l’or sur le terrain , qui étaient tombés à 54% du spot, ont rebondi à environ 82% le 6 mai. Cette dernière mise à jour, le 20 mai, montre que les prix restent stables a environ 82% du […]
