With golden accumulation connected the rise, Traoré's authorities acceptable up a state-owned mining institution 2 years ago.
Foreign mining firms are present required to springiness the authorities a 15% involvement successful their operations and bid section workers.
The World Gold Council said output roseate by 17% year-on-year successful the 2nd 4th of 2026, helped by accrued accumulation astatine respective mines.
But successive governments person struggled to modulate the country's extended artisanal and small-scale mining industry, wherever smuggling and informal trading person made it hard for the authorities to relationship for each the golden produced.
The authorities has besides alleged that immoderate illegally traded golden helps concern the Islamist insurgency that has engulfed overmuch of the country.
Burkina Faso has been warring equipped Islamist groups linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State for years, with ample areas extracurricular afloat authorities control.
The caller refinery, known arsenic Raffinor-BF, outgo much than 11bn CFA francs ($19m; £14m), according to the presidency.
It said the task was financed by the state, including done the National Precious Metals Company (Sonasp), successful concern with Burkina Faso's backstage sector.
The works volition initially beryllium susceptible of refining 164 tonnes of golden a year, importantly much than the country's existent yearly production.
The authorities says its eventual capableness could emergence to 515 tonnes, suggesting it besides wants the refinery to process golden from elsewhere successful the region.
"This is the time we instrumentality backmost the keys to our ain house," Mines Minister Yacouba Zabré Gouba said astatine the opening.
"Our golden volition nary longer beryllium utilized to make added worth for others portion our radical stay successful need."
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