An Endeavour Mining unit has filed a lawsuit to stop a strike in Burkina Faso that has hampered operations at its second-largest gold mine.
A subsidiary that administers the Hounde project filed procedures in a Burkinabe court on January 26 to “highlight the illegality” of the “unplanned work stoppage” that began five days earlier, according to Bloomberg.
The memo, signed by Hounde's general manager, Adama Savadogo, states that the Endeavour business is seeking an injunction from a Bobo-Dioulasso court.
Hounde, 250 kilometres southwest of Ouagadougou, produced over 30% of Endeavour's 1.1-million-ounce gold last year.
Mining output is predicted to drop 7% to 290,000 ounces in 2024.
The firm has assets in Senegal and Ivory Coast.
An unnamed Burkina Faso mining ministry official claimed a delegation went to the mine to facilitate negotiations between the workers and the company.
He said Burkina's gold output could suffer if the conflict continues unabated.
Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished
