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Deal #7432 Version #79606

Burkina Faso
Created at
2019-11-18
Last update
2019-11-26
Last full update
2021-05-25

Intention of investment

Intention of investment
  • [current] Mining
Comment on intention of investment
Surface mining/drill and blast

Nature of the deal

Nature of the deal
Exploitation permit / license / concession (for mineral resources)

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
  • [2016-12, current] Concluded (Contract signed)
Comment on negotiation status
The project was granted a permit to operate in December 2016. construction took about eighteen months.

Implementation status

Implementation status
  • [2019, current] Startup phase (no production)
Comment on implementation status
In 2018, the mine was in operation. However, November 2019, following the deadly attack on its employees, operations at the mine were suspended and they remain suspended.

Contract farming

Contract farming
No