Latin America head office: Lima, Peru Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. ("Fortuna") is a Canada-based precious metals mining company with operations in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mexico, Peru, and Senegal.
[2] Ganoza is a fourth-generation miner from a Peruvian family that has owned and operated several gold, silver, and base metals mines.
In 2016, Fortuna acquired Goldrock Mines, an acquisition that included the open pit Lindero Gold Project in Argentina.
[5] In September 2017, the company announced it would move forward with construction,[6] and in 2020, the Lindero Mine poured first gold.
Yaramoko is located in the Hounde greenstone belt region in the Province of Bale in southwestern Burkina Faso.
Fortuna modernized the facility, including replacing pumps and motors with more energy efficient equipment.
In 2009, there was a two-month long blockade at the company's San Jose mine, with protesters worried about industrial contamination.
[18] In January 2012, opposition increased, due to concerns that the mine was improperly accessing the local water supply.