The Hantoukoura Gold Permit covers 238 square kilometres and lies close to the Niger border approximately 300 kilometres east of Ouagadougou. Hantoukoura covers part of the Fada N'Gourma greenstone belt, a belt that is traversed by a regional northeast-trending fault that stretches from Ghana to Niger. Hantoukoura is the site of several active artisanal workings, including: Hantekoura (CFA), Kodyel 1, and Tangounga.