Deal #7432

Burkina Faso
Created at
2019-11-18
Last update
2021-06-14
Last full update
2021-05-25

Land area

Intended size
2 960 ha
Size under contract (leased or purchased area)
  • [2017, current] 2960.0 ha

Intention of investment

Intention of investment
  • [current] Mining
Comment on intention of investment
Open Pit/Contractor mining

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
  • [2018] In operation (production)
  • [2019] Startup phase (no production)
  • [2020, current] In operation (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. Mining activities recommenced in Q4 2020.

Contract farming

Contract farming
No