The country of upright men has its pavilion at Mining Indaba 2023. The official ribbon cutting took place this Monday, February 6, 2023, in Cape Tawn (South Africa), under the chairmanship of the Minister of Energy, Mines and quarries, Simon Pierre Boussim, in the presence of the President of the Chamber of Mines of Burkina (CMB), Adama Soro.
Initiative of the Chamber of Mines of Burkina in collaboration with the ministry in charge of mines and the Bureau of Mines and Geology of Burkina (BUMIGEB), this pavilion is a first for Burkina. An opportunity to promote the country’s mining potential at this meeting of African mining players. “The idea of the pavilion was born from the need to reinforce the visibility of the mining sector of our country, by using the opportunity that this fair represents. Indeed Mining INDABA is the largest fair in the African mining sector where investors, mining operators, mining subcontractors and suppliers of mining goods and services meet. The pavilion initiative is also a testimony to the resilience of our country’s mining sector,” said Adama Soro, President of the Burkina Chamber of Mines.
according to him, this bet was met thanks to the support of a number of companies such as the Endeavor Mining group, Tropic Mining, Corica/SFTP, Coris Bank International and BMS and Human Project. Without forgetting the sponsors and other companies who kindly gave their support to the initiative. These include Burkina Equipment, Bel Emploi, Société Générale Burkina Faso, AECI/AEL, Maxam, SARAMA Resources, the EGF group and IAMGOLD Essakane SA.
While congratulating the BUMIGEB which has made efforts so far, to hold a stand in all the mining fairs that matter in the world in order to promote the sector, Adama Soro reaffirmed the commitment of the Chamber of Mines of Burkina and its members to promote Burkina’s mining sector in tandem with the mining administration. In order to continue to play its role as the engine of Burkina’s economy.
For Minister Simon Pierre Boussim, it is a great honor for him to preside over the ribbon cutting ceremony of the very first Burkina Faso pavilion at Mining Indaba 2023. , and this wants to be a strong signal to investors on the ability of our country to remain standing despite the various challenges it faces,” he said.
Marcus Kouaman (kmagju@gmail.com)
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