Abel Ouedraogo, MSc
Abel is a professional geologist with nearly 15 years of international experience in mineral exploration, mining, and environmental assessment.
Abel Ouedraogo, MSc – Exploration Geologist, Project Manager (Burkina Faso)
Abel is a professional geologist with nearly 15 years of international experience in mineral exploration, mining, and environmental assessment. He holds a master’s degree in Geology from the University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. He later completed a Diploma in Geological Technology from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and is currently completing a Masters of Earth and Energy Resources Leadership at Queen’s University. Throughout his career, Abel has worked in different roles from grass-root exploration to mining projects in Canada and West Africa, including work in the ASGM sector. He has carried out training on techniques aimed at optimizing sustainable gold recovery and has implemented programs to sensitize communities on mercury toxicity. Abel is fluent in Moore, English, French and basic German.
As a native of the Centre-North region of Burkina Faso that feeds the biggest ASGM workforce in the country, Abel got exposed at an early age to some of the challenges these communities face and has since looked for ways to improve the sector. Developing relationships and building trust with ASM communities has been one of the greatest joys of Abel’s career and he is excited to join the AGC team and contribute to the organization’s mission.
