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 […]
By Adama Ouedraogo - May 21, 2020
Artisanal gold mining re-opened May 4, 2020. Field prices for gold, which had fallen to as low as 54% of spot, bounced back up to around 82% by May 6. This latest update, May 20, shows prices remaining steady in the low 80% range. Today in the field of […]
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 […]
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. […]
