Gold miner West African Resources slides after Burkina Faso coup

West African Resources

03/10/2022 24:35

** Shares of ASX-listed West African Resources  WAF.AX 
slide as much as 7.6% to A$0.970, their biggest intraday pct
loss since Sept 14 
    ** Over the weekend, Burkina Faso soldiers announced the
overthrow of the military government  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N3110E4
    ** WAF, which owns the Sanbrado gold operations in Burkina
Faso, said operations continue as normal after change in
military leadership in the country  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX2kWFBN
    ** WAF maintained its 2022 production outlook and said its
staff and contractors were safe
    ** Stock down 20.5% this year, as of last close
 (Reporting by Harish Sridharan in Bengaluru)
 ((harish.sridharan@thomsonreuters.com))