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From Distant Project to Reality: Burkinabes Praise Country's First Gold Refinery

From Distant Project to Reality: Burkinabes Praise Country's First Gold Refinery

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From Distant Project to Reality: Burkinabes Praise Country's First Gold Refinery"Many said that the gold refinery in Burkina is just an illusion. Today, we are... 29.09.2026, Sputnik Africa

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From Distant Project to Reality: Burkinabes Praise Country's First Gold Refinery"Many said that the gold refinery in Burkina is just an illusion. Today, we are here, and we have observed that the gold refinery," Jean Rouamba, attending the Raffinor refinery inauguration, told Sputnik Africa.Processing gold locally prevents "huge losses," Ahma Dicko noted.Burkina Faso's goal to refine all its metals on-site—including gold, manganese, copper, and zinc—to fully control the extractive industry's value chain "down to the last detail," President Ibrahim Traoré declared during the ceremony.Subscribe to @sputnik_africa Sputnik Africa | X

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