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Offering such an expansive range of solutions, SFTP has worked with some of the world’s leading engineering and resource firms including Randgold Resources, Endeavour Mining, Newcrest Mining, IAMGOLD, Anglo Gold, SENET and Lycopodium. Using SFTP’s expertise to minimise capital exposure, client mine owners are able to focus their own core capabilities on other areas such as exploration, sales and marketing practices.

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This approach has been particularly successful in the Company’s work with junior miners, such as Perseus Mining, providing a full range of services, from construction to planning to rehabilitation. “Our trademark is an ease of doing business with zero arbitration and provides a great deal of flexibility to the owners.” “I believe that this focus is key to our success,” Diallo continues. “In my eyes, our diversified people are our key asset and will enable us to be the leading mining contractor in Africa, improving the lives of all of our stakeholders.”īy the operating on the ground in local communities, SFTP Mining is not only able to help develop local economies, but it is also better positioned to help identify what its client’s needs are, based on low overheads and the implementation of simple but effective systems. “Our project teams are backed by an experienced local corporate management team, an integrated and innovative contract management system, and a strong commitment to safety and the environment. “As part of our flexible and innovative approach to contracting we look to employ local people from villages close to the mines where we operate, providing them with the necessary skills and expertise through stringent training methods,” says Diallo. This local-centric philosophy is reflected throughout the SFTP’s operations, evident in the firm’s employment strategy. “Simply, our vision is to be a leading African mining and civil construction company.” “As a local contractor, it quickly became clear that we needed a reputation that was on par with multinational companies, and from here on out we will continue to retain this approach in achieving our long-term goals.” “Having developed our portfolio, we now have extensive operational experience in major projects in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), made up of 15 member countries that are located in the West African region,” Diallo states. However, despite the evident progress that SFTP Mining has made, Diallo believes that there is more to come, owed to the Company’s successful ethos and ambitious mindset. In the years since its inception, SFTP Mining has consistently maintained a positive growth trajectory, working to develop some of the continent’s largest mining and civil construction projects.

“But, I am proud to say that through a focus on fostering strong client relationships and delivering quality projects, the business has grown into one of West Africa’s premier mining and civil contractors and is a leading player in the provision of these services across the resources, government infrastructure, building and manufacturing industry sectors.”

“We began from modest beginnings during the gold exploration boom in Mali as a small Malian-based earthmoving and equipment company in 1990,” reveals Abdoulaye Diallo, the Company’s General Manager. Part of the Diallo and Sons Group (DSG), SFTP has been fundamental to the development of major mining and civil construction operations throughout West Africa, accounting for 80 percent of the total mining output in both Mali and Burkina Faso alone. In steps Societe de Forage et des travaux Publics (SFTP). And whilst international players are increasingly looking to access this illustrious market, a number of local firms have already established themselves as key players in the region. It is estimated that the continent accounts for approximately 12 percent of global oil production, has the world’s most extensive precious metal reserves, and is home to roughly 30 percent of the planet’s total mineral resources.Īccommodating some of the most substantial reserves of gold, bauxite, cobalt and diamond, mineral exploration is a significant economic contributor for a vast number of African countries. From humble yet ambitious beginnings, Abdoulaye Diallo, GM of SFTP Mining, reveals how the Company is now conquering the West African mining industryįor years, the resource rich African continent has been in the spotlight, perhaps more so today than ever before.