Houndé Mine

Endeavour Mining first purchased the land on the site of the mine in 2012, and published a feasibility study for gold mining the following year.^[1]

In 2015, the government awarded Endeavour Mining a permit to begin mining, and construction on the mine began the following April.^[1]

Commercial production of gold began in the fourth quarter of 2017.^[1]

In May 2022, the Houndé Mine was the site of a series of violent protests.^[3] Per a government spokesperson, the protests started on May 17 after the government ordered the expulsion of gold miners it said were there without permits.^[3] The spokesperson said this "was not to the liking of the miners", who protested by ransacking the mine, injuring seven people and causing significant property damage.^[3] The arrest of 12 of the protestors led to another violent episode on May 24, in which two protestors died, one of whom was fatally shot.^[4]

Following the September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état, Endeavour Mining stated that its work in Burkina Faso was "unaffected by recent political events".^[5]

On January 21, 2024, workers at the Houndé Mine went on strike.^[2] On January 30, a Burkinabé court ruled that the strike was illegal, and ordered the expulsion of the striking workers.^[6] On February 1, Endeavour Mining said that work at the mine had resumed.^[7]

11°25′05″N 3°31′59″W / 11.418°N 3.533°W / 11.418; -3.533