The Taparko complex comprises several assets: Taparko and Bouroum mines. The Taparko mine includes a process plant, six open pits and a planned underground mine.
In April 2022, the management has decided to close Taparko mine due to the deteriorating security situation in the part of Burkina Faso where the operation is located.
SOMITA SA, the direct owner of Taparko, held a meeting with the Burkina Faso Minister of Energy, Mines, and Quarries, Simon-Pierre Boussim, on June 26, 2023 where presented their plan to reopen the SOMITA mine. |