Production, refining and reserves
| Commodity | Metric | Value | World rank · share | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manganese | Mine production 2022 | 5,000 t manganese ore (gross weight) | #28 · 0% | USGS Minerals Yearbook 2023 (manganese), table 6 |
| Zinc | Mine production 2022 | 13,000 t Zn content | #35 · 0.1% | USGS Minerals Yearbook 2023 (zinc, tables-only release), table 16 |
| Silver | Mine production 2022 | 7.3 t Ag content | — | USGS Minerals Yearbook 2022, The Mineral Industry of Burkina Faso, table 1 (advance data release) |
| Gold | Mine production 2024 | 60 t Au content | — | USGS MCS 2025 |
Policies and export measures
Policy tracker →2026-09-28 · incentive
Inauguration of the national gold refinery RAFFINOR-BF
The President inaugurated Burkina Faso's first gold refinery, financed with more than 11 billion FCFA mobilised by the State, notably through the national precious-substances company SONASP, with national private partners. Initial refining capacity is stated at 164 tonnes of gold a year, with a projected long-term capacity of 515 tonnes. Typed incentive (State-led processing capacity).
Source: Gouvernement du Burkina Faso (Service d'information du Gouvernement)2024-08-24 · trade measure
State acquisition of Endeavour Mining and Lilium Mining assets (Wahgnion, Boungou) and transfer to SOPAMIB
The State acquired by direct share transfer from Endeavour Mining and Lilium Mining the former mining assets of Wahgnion Gold, SEMAFO Boungou, Ressources Ferké, Gryphon Minerals Burkina Faso and Lilium Mining Services. A decree adopted by the Council of Ministers on 11 June 2025 transferred these assets to SOPAMIB under the 2024 Mining Code. Dated by the acquisition date stated by the Government.
Source: Gouvernement du Burkina Faso (Service d'information du Gouvernement)2024-07-31 · incentive
Operationalisation of SOPAMIB (Société de participation minière du Burkina Faso)
The Council of Ministers amended the 2014 decree creating the State mining participation company SOPAMIB, which had never been made operational, and approved its statutes. SOPAMIB's tasks include taking stakes in mining and quarry companies and developing national mining projects. Typed incentive because no other type fits a State mining company.
Source: Gouvernement du Burkina Faso (Service d'information du Gouvernement)2024-07-18 · incentive
Law No. 016-2024/ALT on the Mining Code of Burkina Faso
New mining code adopted by the Transitional Legislative Assembly. On grant of an industrial mining permit the State receives 15% free, non-dilutable shares with a priority dividend and may subscribe at least a further 30% for itself and/or national private investors. Mining companies must contribute to a national gold reserve, and the State may declare a mineral substance strategic with its own exploitation and marketing rules.
Source: Assemblée législative de Transition, Burkina Faso (reproduced by FAO FAOLEX)
Trade in critical minerals
Exports 2024$3 m
- Aluminium$3 mto Togo 92%, Ghana 7%, Benin 1% · 2 more
- Manganese$104 kto United Arab Emirates 64%, Togo 36%, Niger 0%
- Copper$4 kto Togo 100%
- Lithium*$3 kto Finland 36%, Singapore 27%, Ireland 13% · 6 more
- Silicon$2 kto Côte d'Ivoire 100%
- Phosphate rock$1 kto Uganda 100%
Imports 2024$918 k
- Manganese$456 kfrom India 59%, Zambia 23%, Italy 18% · 1 more
- Lithium*$185 kfrom France 95%, China 4%, Ghana 1% · 1 more
- Aluminium$98 kfrom China 92%, Morocco 6%, Ghana 1% · 1 more
- Boron$38 kfrom India 88%, New Zealand 7%, Ireland 2% · 2 more
- Barite$22 kfrom Spain 100%
- Copper$22 kfrom Australia 74%, China 26%
- Rare earths$20 kfrom Australia 51%, South Africa 19%, Morocco 18% · 7 more
- Chromium$17 kfrom Singapore 99%, Belgium 1%
and 10 more commodities
Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. * Includes HS codes that also cover other products. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.
Fiscal regime for mining
| Instrument | Applies to | Rate | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty | All mineralsRedevance proportionnelle set by nature and value of the product; rates are fixed by regulation (not in the Code) | —value of mining products extracted or sold | Loi n° 016-2024/ALT du 18 juillet 2024 portant Code minier du Burkina Faso (promulgated by Décret n° 2024-0879 of 31 July 2024) · Art. 159in force 2024-07-31 |
| State free-carried interest | All minerals15% of share capital to the State as free shares on grant of an industrial large- or small-mine permit; free of charges, non-dilutable, with a priority dividend equal to the State's share | 15% | Loi n° 016-2024/ALT du 18 juillet 2024 portant Code minier du Burkina Faso (promulgated by Décret n° 2024-0879 of 31 July 2024) · Art. 66-67in force 2024-07-31 |
| State paid participation | All mineralsState subscription right of at least 30% (for itself and/or national private investors) for consideration, on top of the free 15%; unlimited contributory participation where the State funded exploration | 30% | Loi n° 016-2024/ALT du 18 juillet 2024 portant Code minier du Burkina Faso (promulgated by Décret n° 2024-0879 of 31 July 2024) · Art. 66in force 2024-07-31 |
| Windfall / resource-rent tax | All mineralsSubstances other than those for which the permit was granted must be declared; their value is deemed super-profit and 50% goes to the State without consideration | 50%value of undeclared-licence substances (other substances found and mined) | Loi n° 016-2024/ALT du 18 juillet 2024 portant Code minier du Burkina Faso (promulgated by Décret n° 2024-0879 of 31 July 2024) · Art. 65in force 2024-07-31 |
| Local beneficiation requirement | All mineralsIndustrial mine permit holders must process or add value to part of their production in Burkina Faso; shares and rates per substance fixed by regulation | — | Loi n° 016-2024/ALT du 18 juillet 2024 portant Code minier du Burkina Faso (promulgated by Décret n° 2024-0879 of 31 July 2024) · Art. 70in force 2024-07-31 |
Rates and terms as set in the cited law or regulation; agreements with individual projects can differ. Not legal or tax advice.
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