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

Ethiopia has officially launched the National Precious Metals Refinery at the Bole Lemi Special Economic Zone. The landmark ...

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 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 ...

Burkina Faso has launched its first gold refinery, aiming to boost local value creation and reduce dependence on exporting ...

Burkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery in a push for more economic sovereignty led by the military government which severed ties with its Western partners.

Capt Traoré don accuse smugglers bifor say dem dey carry plenti gold comot Burkina Faso illegally and some of di money na im ...

Valcambi SA, one of the world’s largest gold refiners, plans to open a new plant in Hong Kong, bolstering the city’s push to become a global bullion hub.

Euro Gold Refinery chief Benard Feni is out on police bond in Uganda in a probe of an alleged US$3.5 million gold fraud. His ...

Burkina Faso is opening its first gold refinery, a 150-ton-a-year facility designed to process more of the country’s gold domestically instead of sending it abroad for refining. The biggest challenge ...

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the launch, describing the refinery as a major step towards strengthening Ethiopia’s mining sector, increasing.