Stephen Davies

I am a children's author writing picture books, chapter books and teen novels. My books are set in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, on the edge of the Sahara Desert. I have lived in Africa for more than ten years, working with World Horizons amongst Fulani cattle herders. Welcome to my site.

Tag: Avocet

Avocet’s Inata gold mine – Employment

by Stephen Davies

This is the third of four articles about the Inata gold mine in the north of Burkina Faso. I visited the mine last Saturday. ‘Rich people care about the environment. Poor people care about jobs. Rich people look at big industrial developments and are squeamish about the grass that will be dug up. These people [...]

Published: March 21, 2012 | Filed Under: Gold mining, Social Justice | Tags: : : : : : :

Avocet’s Inata gold mine – Cyanide and Safety

by Stephen Davies

In this article I will be reflecting on cyanide and safety measures at Avocet’s Inata gold mine in the north of Burkina Faso. This is the second article in a series of four. If you missed the first one, here it is: A Visit to Avocet’s Inata Gold Mine 1. The tailings dam Critics of [...]

Published: March 19, 2012 | Filed Under: Gold mining, Social Justice | Tags: : : : : : : :

Cyanide in the Reservoir – but who cares?

by Stephen Davies

On 29 July a truck full of cyanide heading to the Inata gold mine in the north of Burkina Faso overturned at Djibo dam. The Inata mine is owned 90% by British gold mining company Avocet and 10% by the government of Burkina Faso. Simon Cross, Keith Smith, Greg Valerio and others continue to call [...]

Published: August 29, 2011 | Filed Under: Gold mining | Tags: : : : : : : : :
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