Burkina Faso has just taken a big step in managing its resources. For the first time, the government has turned mining waste into pure gold bars — 44 of them, to be exact. These bars, weighing an impressive 93 kilograms, were handed over to Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo on Tuesday in the capital city of Ouagadougou. He accepted them on behalf of the country’s interim leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore.
This is no ordinary gold. It came from leftover materials called "fine coal," which are the remains left behind after gold is extracted from ore. Normally, this waste would have been ignored or sent abroad for further processing. But thanks to a local company called Golden Hand SA, the gold was recovered right here in Burkina Faso.
Golden Hand SA, which was launched earlier this year, uses cutting-edge and eco-friendly technology to extract gold from mining residues. The company processed 142 tonnes of waste from the Essakane mine, operated by IAMGOLD Essakane SA...
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