Gold mine in Burkina Faso. 95 koz in 2025 (first gold Jun 2025); 2026 guidance 240–280 koz, so tiered on its first full year
Origin: Burkina Faso
Site data
- Commodity: Gold
- Tier: Tier 2 (03 Resources Map tier rule)
- Status: Producing: Producing, ramping up
- Operator / ownership: West African Resources (Australia) ~60%, Burkina state 15% rising to 40% (SOPAMIB purchase decreed 16 Apr 2026)
- Production: 95 koz in 2025 (first gold Jun 2025); 2026 guidance 240–280 koz, so tiered on its first full year
- Coordinates: 11.6000, -1.1200 (approx (mindat, Guiba dept))
Security context
- No incidents found. A decree of 16 Apr 2026 lets the state company SOPAMIB buy another 25%, taking the state to 40%: the clearest example of Burkina’s creeping state participation short of nationalisation.
Sources
- Ecofin 2104-54868, Apr 2026 (www.ecofinagency.com)
- Map and tier rule: 03 Resources Map
Media
Regional security map; this site is outside the four zooms.