Industrial development: Burkina Faso gets its first gold refinery
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Burkina: Comrade Ibrahim TRAORE inaugurates his gold refinery (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso has inaugurated its first gold refinery, RAFFINOR-BF, in Ouagadougou, with an initial capacity of 164 tonnes per year. The 11 billion CFA franc project, funded by the state and private investors, aims to add value to gold production locally.
Industrial development: Burkina Faso gets its first gold refinery (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso is due to inaugurate its first gold refinery in Ouagadougou on 28 September 2026. It will allow gold mined in the country, previously refined abroad, to be processed locally and reduce raw gold exports.
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