Analyse comparative des textes juridiques applicables à l'exploitation minière artisanale de l'or dans l'espace UEMOA

The report analyzes the current legislation of UEMOA member states regarding artisanal gold mining to determine if these laws facilitate 'virtuous practices,' such as the use of gravimetric processing instead of mercury or cyanide. It identifies gaps in strategic, institutional, and normative frameworks and proposes specific reforms, including the legal authorization of mechanization during crushing and processing, an increased role for local authorities, and the creation of 'new generation' reserved gold panning zones.

• The report proposes three primary legislative reforms to support virtuous artisanal gold mining in the UEMOA region: legalizing mechanization for crushing and processing, increasing the role of local governments for proximity management, and establishing 'new generation' reserved gold panning zones that utilize gravimetric processing tools.
• The analysis focuses on several critical legal and operational areas for improvement across UEMOA member states, specifically the definition of artisanal mining, the role of mechanization, environmental protection, local government involvement, tailored taxation, and the traceability of gold commercialization.
• The recommendations are based on the 'or propre' (clean gold) pilot project, which since 2018 has experimented with social and technical organization in three communes of the Ganzourgou province in Burkina Faso, specifically testing gravimetric gold processing as an alternative to mercury and cyanide.

APA

Kaboré,, S. H. N. N. ,. S. S. B. K. (2020). Analyse comparative des textes juridiques applicables à l'exploitation minière artisanale de l'or dans l'espace UEMOA. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/analyse-comparative-des-textes-juridiques-applicables-lexploitation-miniere

Chicago

Kaboré,, Suzy H. Nikièma,Clémence Naré ,Adrien Somda,Karim Samoura,Émile B. Kaboré,Basile. Analyse comparative des textes juridiques applicables à l'exploitation minière artisanale de l'or dans l'espace UEMOA. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2020. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/analyse-comparative-des-textes-juridiques-applicables-lexploitation-miniere.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{kabor2020analyse, author = {Kaboré,, Suzy H. Nikièma,Clémence Naré ,Adrien Somda,Karim Samoura,Émile B. Kaboré,Basile}, title = {{Analyse comparative des textes juridiques applicables à l'exploitation minière artisanale de l'or dans l'espace UEMOA}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2020}, month = mar, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/analyse-comparative-des-textes-juridiques-applicables-lexploitation-miniere}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }