Gold mine in Burkina Faso. 320 koz combined in 2017 (last public figure); 2025 output unpublished
Origin: Burkina Faso
Region: Burkina Centre-Nord & Nord
Site data
- Commodity: Gold
- Tier: Tier 2 (03 Resources Map tier rule)
- Status: Producing: Producing (assumed; Nordgold does not publish)
- Operator / ownership: Nordgold (Russia; Mordashov family, US-sanctioned) 90%, Burkina state 10%
- Production: 320 koz combined in 2017 (last public figure); 2025 output unpublished
- Coordinates: 13.1581, -1.5192 (USGS Africa_GIS 2021; mindat 13.166,-1.507)
Security context
- Russian-owned: Nordgold (Mordashov family) is US-sanctioned, and got the nearby Niou licence in Apr 2025 while losing Taparko (Sep 2025). Bam province (Centre-Nord) has frequent JNIM claims against VDP posts (see Burkina Centre-Nord & Nord).
Sources
- Mining Weekly, 29 Apr 2025 (www.miningweekly.com)
- Map and tier rule: 03 Resources Map
Media
Zoom B: Liptako-Gourma tri-border.