Mining by country

Mining in Burkina Faso

What Burkina Faso mines. Mineral rents are 15% of GDP. Below: 3 projects held by listed companies.

Mineral rents15%of GDP, 2021. Higher than 96% of countries.

Ores and metals0.2%of merchandise exports, 2024.

On our globe33 projects held by listed companies.

Governance, World Bank WGI 2025

Rule of law-0.92above 24% of countries
Political stability-1.80above 6% of countries
Regulatory quality-0.63above 29% of countries
Control of corruption-0.23above 49% of countries

Estimates from −2.5 to +2.5; the bar sits at the country's score.

Projects held by listed companies

Project	Company	Minerals	Stage
Bido (Naton) incl. Kwademen, Somika Hill, Beredo-Kiekouyou	Panthera Resources	Gold	Exploration
Cascades (formerly Labola; Wuo Land and Wuo Land 2)	Panthera Resources	Gold	Exploration
Nyieme gold project (Birimian greenstone belt)	Goldplat	Gold	Exploration

By mineral

Gold mines

World shares: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, latest year per mineral. Mineral rents, exports and governance: World Bank WDI and WGI. Trade: CEPII BACI. Projects: listed companies' announcements.