Burkina Faso is a major African gold producer but has struggled to regulate informal mining.

By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Ethiopia has launched its first gold refinery, a $50 million joint venture ...

The refinery, established by Ethiopian Investment Holdings and Sam Precious Metals, has an announced annual processing capacity of more than 600 tons of precious metals. Ethiopia reported $5.5 billion ...

Ethiopia opened a national gold refinery in Addis Ababa on 10 October. Abiy Ahmed says it could support up to US$80 billion in exports a year.

The World Gold Council wants producers to disclose their refining partners. Confidentiality clauses, competition, and reputational risks have limited transparency. New African refineries may make gold ...

Africa is home to some of the world's biggest gold-producing countries, with several nations increasingly investing in local ...

Burkina Faso opened its first gold refinery on Monday as the West African nation joins a growing number of countries on the continent seeking to capture more value from minerals produced within their ...

Burkina Faso opens its first gold refinery as Ibrahim Traoré seeks to process more mineral wealth locally and reduce reliance ...

Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso, one of the five largest gold producers in sub Saharan Africa, inaugurated its first gold refinery in Ouagadougou on ...

The refinery that processed nearly one-third of the world’s historic gold is looking to Ghana’s artisanal miners as South ...

Burkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery as the military-led government seeks to process more of the country's mineral ...