布基纳法索总统伊布拉欣·特拉奥雷坚持国家必须控制该国的自然资源 30分钟前，布基纳法索刚刚启用了其首座黄金精炼厂。这个由军方领导的政府希望在国内加工更多的矿产资源，并加强对这一关键行业的控制。
Burkina Faso presidency/ Captain Ibrahim Traoré has insisted on state control over Burkina Faso's natural resources Wycliffe Muia 30 minutes ago Burkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery as the military-led government seeks to process more of the country's mineral wealth at home and tighten its control over one of its most important industries. Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré said the move was part of a wider effort to end the country's reliance on exporting raw materials for processing abroad.
军政府领导人伊布拉欣·特拉奥雷表示，此举是旨在减少该国对海外原材料加工依赖的更广泛努力的一部分。
"We want to refine all our metals on site... we want to have the entire value chain on site," he said at the plant's inauguration in the capital, Ouagadougou, on Monday.
“我们希望所有金属都能在本地进行精炼……我们希望整个产业链都能留在国内，”他在周一于首都瓦加杜古举行的精炼厂落成典礼上说道。
Burkina Faso is one of Africa's biggest gold producers but the authorities have struggled to regulate the informal mining sector, which has been blighted by jihadist violence.
布基纳法索是非洲最大的黄金生产国之一，但政府一直难以有效监管非正规采矿行业——该行业长期受到圣战主义暴力活动的困扰。
Traoré's government hopes the new facility can turn the landlocked country into a regional gold-refining hub.
特拉奥雷政府希望这座新精炼厂能将这个内陆国家打造成区域性的黄金精炼中心。
With gold production on the rise, Traoré's government set up a state-owned mining company two years ago.
随着黄金产量的增加，特拉奥雷政府两年前成立了一家国有矿业公司。根据规定，外国矿业公司现在必须将其业务中的15%股份转让给政府，并培训当地工人。
Foreign mining firms are now required to give the state a 15% stake in their operations and train local workers. The World Gold Council said output rose by 17% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, helped by increased production at several mines.
世界黄金理事会数据显示，2026年第二季度黄金产量同比增长了17%，这得益于多个矿区的增产。
But successive governments have struggled to regulate the country's extensive artisanal and small-scale mining industry, where smuggling and informal trading have made it difficult for the authorities to account for all the gold produced.
然而，历届政府都难以有效监管该国广泛存在的非正规和小规模采矿活动；走私与非法交易使得政府难以准确掌握所有黄金的产量情况。
The government has also alleged that some illegally traded gold helps finance the Islamist insurgency that has engulfed much of the country.
政府还指出，部分非法交易的黄金被用于资助席卷该国大部分地区的伊斯兰主义叛乱活动。
Burkina Faso has been fighting armed Islamist groups linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State for years, with large areas outside full government control.
多年来，布基纳法索一直在与与基地组织和伊斯兰国有关联的武装伊斯兰组织作战，目前仍有大片地区处于政府控制之外。
The new refinery, known as Raffinor-BF, cost more than 11bn CFA francs ($19m; £14m), according to the presidency.
据布基纳法索总统府称，这座名为“Raffinor-BF”的新精炼厂耗资超过110亿西非法郎（约合1900万美元/1400万英镑）。
It said the project was financed by the state, including through the National Precious Metals Company (Sonasp), in partnership with Burkina Faso's private sector.
该项目由国家资助，资金来源包括国家贵金属公司（Sonasp），并与布基纳法索的私营部门进行了合作。
The plant will initially be capable of refining 164 tonnes of gold a year, significantly more than the country's current annual production.
该精炼厂初期每年可加工164吨黄金，这一产量远高于该国目前的年黄金产量。
The government says its eventual capacity could rise to 515 tonnes, suggesting it also wants the refinery to process gold from elsewhere in the region.
政府表示，该精炼厂的最终加工能力有望提升至515吨，这意味着该工厂还将负责加工来自该地区其他地区的黄金。
"This is the day we take back the keys to our own house," Mines Minister Yacouba Zabré Gouba said at the opening.
“今天，我们终于重新掌握了自己国家资源的控制权，”矿业部长雅库巴·扎布雷·古巴在开幕式上说道，“我们的黄金再也不能被用来为他人创造财富，而我们的人民却仍然生活在贫困中。”
"Our gold will no longer be used to create added value for others while our people remain in need."
根据总统府的消息，该精炼厂是卡普特·特拉奥雷推动国家加强对布基纳法索自然资源控制、减少对外国公司及前西方合作伙伴经济依赖政策的最新举措。
The plant will initially be capable of refining 164 tonnes of gold a year, presidency says The refinery is the latest element of Capt Traoré's drive to increase state control over Burkina Faso's natural resources and reduce its economic dependence on foreign companies and former Western partners.
自2022年9月通过政变上台以来，这位38岁的陆军上尉一直推行以国内生产为核心、加强对战略性产业控制的民族主义经济政策。
Since taking power in a coup in September 2022, the 38-year-old army captain has promoted a nationalist economic agenda centred on domestic production and greater control of strategic industries.
他的政府加大了对采矿行业的干预力度，并试图整顿手工采矿业的黄金贸易秩序。
His government has increased state involvement in the mining sector and has sought to reorganise the trade in artisanal gold.
2024年，当局暂停了手工采矿及半机械化采矿企业生产的黄金出口，称此举旨在加强对该行业的监管。
The authorities suspended exports of gold produced by artisanal and semi-mechanised mines in 2024, saying the move was intended to better regulate the sector.
特拉奥雷此前曾指责走私者非法将大量黄金运出布基纳法索，并指出部分非法所得被用于资助激进组织。
Capt Traoré has previously accused smugglers of taking large quantities of gold out of Burkina Faso illegally and said some of the proceeds were helping finance militant groups.
该精炼厂也是政府推动国内资源加工、减少原材料出口计划的一部分。
The refinery also forms part of a broader government campaign to process more commodities domestically rather than exporting them in raw form.
特拉奥雷将这些项目视为布基纳法索经济日益自给自足的例证；同时，该国还在棉花、纺织和食品加工等领域进行了投资。
Traoré has presented such projects as evidence of Burkina Faso becoming more economically self-reliant, alongside investments in industries including cotton, textiles and food processing.
他的政策恰逢国际金价历史性高位和全球产量增加。根据世界黄金协会的数据，2025年全球矿山产量达到估计纪录的3,672吨。
His policies have coincided with historically high international gold prices and increased global production. Worldwide mine output reached an estimated record 3,672 tonnes in 2025, according to the World Gold Council.
布基纳法索政府表示，新工厂最终应能精炼其工业矿山和手工矿工生产的所有黄金。几个西非国家也在寻求在本国加工更多黄金。
Burkina Faso's government says the new plant should eventually be capable of refining all the gold produced by both its industrial mines and artisanal miners. Several West African countries are also seeking to process more of their gold at home.
几内亚和加纳已限制未精炼黄金出口，而马里正在俄罗斯公司的帮助下建设其首座精炼厂。科特迪瓦也计划明年开设一座精炼厂。
Guinea and Ghana have restricted exports of unrefined gold, while Mali is building its first refinery with help of a Russian firm. Ivory Coast also plans to open a refinery next year.