GEF GOLD: Contribution Towards the Elimination of Mercury and Improvement of the Gold Value Chain in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector
Project Summary
Expand the elimination of mercury in ASGM operations and improve the gold value chain to provide miners in Burkina Faso more direct access to the international market
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 9718 |
| Project Type | Medium-size Project |
| Status | Project Approved |
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| Executing Agencies | Ministry of Environment, Green Economy and Climate Change(MEGECC), National Agency for the Supervision of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining under Ministry of Mines (known as ANEEMAS), Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 6 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 2019 |
Project Documents
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 50,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 2,000,000 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 7,310,819 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 180,000 USD |
| Total Cost | 9,360,819.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
03 Jan 2017
Preparation Grant Approved
17 Jan 2017
Project Approved for Implementation
24 Jan 2019
Project closed