Gold panning: Burkina announces zero tolerance against children on sites
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Gold panning: Burkina announces zero tolerance against children on sites (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
At a meeting in Ouagadougou with artisanal mining federations, Mines Minister Yacouba Zabré Gouba announced a zero-tolerance policy against children on gold panning sites. He also called for the formalisation of operators and the reintegration of Burkinabè gold panners expelled from Guinea.
Burkina Faso: Government Takes Harder Line on Abuses in Artisanal Gold Mining (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Burkinabè government is announcing tighter control of artisanal gold mining, with zero tolerance for children on mining sites. The mines minister met artisanal miners' organisations in Ouagadougou on 10 November 2026.
Mining craftsmanship in Burkina Faso: government takes a firm stance (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries met the umbrella organisations of artisanal miners to outline government policy: zero tolerance for child labour at gold-panning sites, encouragement to formalise through cooperatives, and support for Burkinabè returning from Guinea.
Burkina Faso: government shows firmness against abuses in gold panning (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Mines minister Yacouba Gouba reaffirmed the government's firm stance against illegal gold panning during a meeting with artisanal miners' federations. He pledged to close any site where children are present and raised the reintegration of Burkinabè expelled from Guinea.
Gold panners expelled from Guinea: Burkina Faso's State sets its conditions and demands formalisation (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
At a meeting with mining artisans' federations, Energy, Mines and Quarries Minister Yacouba Zabré Gouba outlined the government's orientations following the expulsion of thousands of Burkinabè from Guinea. He calls for artisans to formalise through cooperatives and announces zero tolerance for…
Artisanal mining in Burkina Faso: government takes a firm stance (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
At a meeting with artisanal miners' federations, the Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries outlined government policy: zero tolerance for child labour on gold sites and encouragement to formalise through cooperatives. The return of Burkinabè deported from Guinea was also discussed.
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