Burkina Faso

In 2024, Burkina Faso remained an important regional producer of several mineral commodities, even though its overall role in global mineral supply was modest. Production of cement, gold, and silver contributed significantly to the national economy. In 2023, the latest year for which information was available, the mining industry of Burkina Faso accounted for 14.8% of the gross domestic product of the country and gold dominated the mineral sector, with exports accounting for more than three-quarters of the country’s total export value. The mineral commodities produced in Burkina Faso included cement, gold, silver, and formerly zinc, although zinc production ceased following the closure of the Perkoa Mine in 2022 (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, 2025, p. 15; International Monetary Fund, 2026). 

The legal framework governing mineral development in the country was based on law No. 036-2015/CNT, the Mining Code, which was later amended by law No. 012-2023/ALT with further reforms in July 2024 and the adoption of the Mining Law No. 016-2024/ALT. Oversight of the sector was carried out by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries, supported by agencies such as the General Directorate of Mines and Geology, the General Directorate of the Mining Cadastre, and the Permanent Secretariat of the Commission of Energy and Mines. Most mineral production came from privately owned companies, although the Government retained a 15% free-carried interest in both large- and small-scale mining operations throughout the life of each mine. The country also exported mineral commodities—primarily gold (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, 2021, p. 40–41, 67–69). 

Data on mineral production are in the Production table (formerly table 1). The Facilities table (formerly table 2) is a list of major mineral industry facilities. More-extensive coverage of government policies and programs can be found in previous editions of this chapter in the U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook, volume III, Area Reports—International—Africa, which are available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/afric…;

Publication Table

(Metric tons, gross weight, unless otherwise specified)

References

• Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, 2021, Initiative pour la Transparence dans les Industries Extractives au Burkina Faso—Rapport ITIE 2020 [Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Burkina Faso—EITI report 2020]: Tunis, Tunisia, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, December 30, 151 p. (Accessed December 4, 2025, at https://eiti.org/documents/burkina-faso-2020-eiti-report.) [In French.] 

• Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, 2025, Initiative pour la Transparence dans les Industries Extractives au Burkina Faso—Rapport ITIE 2020 [Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Burkina Faso—EITI report 2023]: Tunis, Tunisia, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, March, 160 p. (Accessed December 5, 2025, at https://itie-bf.bf/rapports-itie-integrals/#.) [In French.] 

• International Monetary Fund, 2026, World economic outlook database: Washington, DC, International Monetary Fund. (Accessed January 3, 2026, at https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2024/October/weo-r…;