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: cyanide

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: : : : : : : : :

Local authorities in Djibo go on air to address Inata cyanide scandal

by Stephen Davies

Yesterday afternoon local officials in Djibo talked on the radio about the recent cyanide spillage en route to Inata. The mayor and the vice-mayor visited the Voix du Soum radio station with three translators (French, Fulfulde, Moré) and they answered some probing questions about the cyanide accident. I have never heard the mayor of Djibo [...]

Published: August 24, 2011 | Filed Under: Gold mining | Tags: : : : : : : : : :

Cyanide accident at Djibo dam in Burkina Faso: will the gold mines kill us before they save us? (Part 3)

by Stephen Davies

On 29 July 2011 a truck carrying 40 tonnes of cyanide heading for the Inata gold mine overturned at Djibo dam. Some of the cyanide got out. The only casualties so far have been fish, but my burning question is this: could it happen again? If Avocet Mining (London), Samsung (Korea) and Vehrad (Ghana) do [...]

Published: August 20, 2011 | Filed Under: Gold mining | Tags: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

Cyanide accident at Djibo dam in Burkina Faso: will the gold mines kill us before they save us (Part Two)

by Stephen Davies

Welcome to part two of my exposé of the recent cyanide spill at the Djibo dam. Here’s Part One if you missed it. Thank you to Simon Cross and Keith Smith for their excellent blog posts about this accident. Thanks also to those of you who have been tweeting and FBing your support. As you [...]

Published: August 19, 2011 | Filed Under: Gold mining, Photos | Tags: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
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