Burkina Faso: Gold production jumps 49.4% in 2025 to a record 90.8 tonnes
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Burkina Faso: Gold production jumps 49.4% in 2025 to a record 90.8 tonnes (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso's gold output reached 90.804 tonnes in 2025, up from 60.771 tonnes in 2024, according to the mining ministry's statistical yearbook. The increase was driven by artisanal mining, while industrial production declined slightly.
Burkina Faso: 448.5% rise in artisanal gold production (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
According to the 2025 Statistical Yearbook of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Burkina Faso's total gold output rose from 60.771 to 90.804 tonnes between 2024 and 2025, driven by higher artisanal production. The extractive sector accounts for 91.5% of the country's exports in 2025.
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