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Pauloune Lambert, born October 28, 1953 in Pau, France and died January 20, 2020 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, is a French miner and entrepreneur. Pioneer in the field of underground mining. In 1983, at the age of 30, he founded the underground mining company Mine-Strate.

Location :
In 1987, Pauloune Lambert moved to Ouagadougou to develop his business. The coup d'etat of 1987 turns out to be a godsend, the military junta having imprisoned all the major businessmen in the city, thus freeing the market.

Evolution :
His company buys back exploitation rights from companies such as IAMGOLD ESSAKANE SA, INTERTEK MINERALS and many others to make it one of the most active mining operations in Burkina Faso.

Mine-Strate valuation :
In the first half of 2006, Pauloune Lambert listed his company on the Nigerian stock exchange and the value of his shares therein was estimated by analysts at CFAF 40 billion. Mine-Strate, has become the 1st largest market capitalization in Burkina.

Personal wealth :
The valuation of its holdings directly places Pauloune Lambert among the richest men in Burkina Faso.

Thanks to the commercial success of Mine-Strate, he became the richest man in the mining sector from 1996 to 2007 and one of the most important entrepreneurs in this sector, in Burkina Faso.

his fortune estimated at more than 1 billion CFA francs.

Its Foundation :
In 1999 he created the Renaissance Foundation, which aims to provide the population of Burkina Faso with innovations in health and the acquisition of knowledge. It has 450 million CFA francs.

Foundation which, as declared by her daughter Marilyne Lambert, the foundation will continue to work in Burkina Faso and could extend its activities to other countries in the sub region. she will continue her father's work through her foundation and her business.