Fortuna Mining says Burkina Faso will not withdraw existing mining permits

Fortuna Mining

07/10/2024 19:11

Oct 7 (Reuters) - Fortuna Mining  FVI.TO  said on Monday
the government of Burkina Faso does not plan to withdraw the
Canadian company's existing mining permits in the country.
    On Saturday, junta leader Ibrahim Traoré had said Burkina
Faso plans to withdraw mining permits from some foreign
companies and will seek to produce more of its own gold, without
specifying which permits could be cancelled.

 (Reporting by Vallari Srivastava in Bengaluru; Editing by
Shreya Biswas)
 ((Srivastava.Vallari@thomsonreuters.com;))