On 15 February 2021, the English Commercial Court in Republic of Sierra Leone v. SL Mining Ltd [2021] EWHC 286 (Comm) ruled on the effect of non-compliance with a multi-tier dispute resolution provision, also settling a difficult question of …
In pictures: Sand mining in Sierra Leone. Once synonymous with a brutal civil war, Sierra Leone was forecast to be one of the world's fastest growing countries in 2012. On the back of the rapid ...
Meet our people at work and in our community, and follow our progress as we demonstrate that responsible and sustainable diamond mining can – and will – elevate and empower the people, the economy, and the …
Work with us. Your participation in our journey is key to unlocking MML's success in building a reliant and sustainable iron ore project in Sierra Leone. At MML, we work as one big team. We have many departments and functions, but our goal is one. We are focused on making Marampa Mines, the Sierra Leone leader in sustainability, and our ...
The Sierra Leonean mining sector has undergone a number of reforms over the past decades and last few years. Sierra Leone was under British administration between 1787 and 1896 and was a British ...
Abstract Mining and HIV/AIDS Transmission Among Marampa Mining Communities in Lunsar, Sierra Leone by Alphajoh Cham MSc Eng, Dresden University of Technology, Germany, 2001
Active Mining Lease Agreements of 2021/22 Marampa Mines Mining Lease Agreement 2021 Preamble THIS AGREEMENT is made this 31 day of December 2021 between THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE represented by the Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources (hereinafter referred to as "GOSL ") of the ONE PART, …
The discovery of diamonds in the Kono district in the 1930s announced Sierra Leone as a mineral rich country but artisanal gold mining commenced much earlier. The Artisanal Mining Policy for Sierra Leone has been prepared as part of a series of reforms introduced by the Government to ensure that Sierra Leone maximizes gains from the exploration …
SL Mining Ltd | 3,039 followers on LinkedIn. SL Mining Ltd, owner of Marampa Iron Ore project in Sierra Leone West Africa is currently Rehabilitating and upgrading the processing plant for the expected Mining activities to start. As a leading Mining and Metals company we operate with a dedicated spirit in full transparency and legacy …
Sierra Leone's Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources – Foday Rado Yokie, told reporters last week that reviewing the government's agreements with mining companies and the Mines and Minerals Act of 2009, is aimed at ensuring that the people of Sierra Leone benefit from the country's mineral resources.
However, in Sierra Leone the application of geoscientific knowledge is not leading to human flourishing. In fact the reverse is true. Maconachie, writing in 2012, states that 'today, some of the worst poverty in Sierra Leone is concentrated in diamond mining towns'.
Miners extract gravel at a diamond mine in Koryardu, Sierra Leone, where the 709-carat diamond was found in 2017. Jane Hahn for TIME. The community may still be waiting for the full benefits of ...
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The Baomahun Gold Project is set to become Sierra Leone's first large scale commercial gold mine. Covering a land area of 124.27km², Baomahun has a JORC certified resource of 5.81Moz of gold across both open pit and underground mining, making it one of the largest gold development projects in Africa.
FG Gold is a private gold developer with its Baomahun Gold Project set to be Sierra Leone's first large scale commercial gold mine.
2008-07. dc.description.abstract. The Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) of the mining sector in Sierra Leone was undertaken in response to the Government of Sierra Leone's (GOSL) request for assistance in developing its minerals policy. The SESA will help meet long-term country development by integrating …
As other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Sierra Leone is currently experiencing a "mining boom" that is will likely impact the country's growth prospects in the near future, as major investments are made into the exploitation of recently found mineral fields (bauxite, iron ore). Unlike most countries on the continent, however, Sierra Leone …
The government of Sierra Leone has cancelled or suspended the licenses of several major mining projects, including the Tonkolili and Marampa iron ore mines. Tonkolili, which was placed into ...
Commenting on the difference it will create, he said 13 years down the line since enactment of the old law in 2009, lots has changed in the mining sector, mentioning changes in the energy landscape, disruption by COVID-19, logistics and supply chain, and the emerging of new minerals.
The Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Musa Timothy Kabbah, on 3rd February 2021, launched the Komahun Gold Processing Plant, in Nimikoro chiefdom, Kono district, as part of the ceremony …
Coated in hope and penury: The story of Sierra Leone's artisan miners. Artisanal miners in the West African state are struggling for crumbs in the $250m annual diamond industry. Koidu, Sierra ...
To understand these local processes, we worked with human communities along the Pampana River in Sierra Leone, Africa, from its headwaters at Lake Sonfon in the northeast—an area with both active and abandoned gold mining sites—to its confluence with the Jong River in the center of the country.
Sierra Leone has a substantial mining sector, primarily driven by the large-scale production of iron ore, diamonds, rutile and bauxite. It also hosts small-scale and artisanal mining of gold and diamonds. Mining plays an important role in the country's economy, although the sector has been in decline over the past years. According to EITI …
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) received official recognition in 1930, in which Diamonds were first discovered and mined in Kono District, Eastern Sierra Leone.
The chairman of the committee Saa Emerson Lamina, a member of the Coalition for Change (C4C) that is allied to the president's Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), came to prominence in late 2014 when, as mayor of Koidu, he demanded an investigation into possible tax evasion by Octea Mining, a diamond producer active in …
Mining in Sierra Leone has always been identified with diamonds but the post conflict era has seen development in iron ore and rutile and a gold sector emerge.
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 May 2021: After two years of costly court action between the government of Sierra Leone and the owners of SL Mining, Gerald Group, both sides yesterday met in Freetown where they signed an agreement ending the dispute which would allow SL Mining to resume iron ore mining operations in Lunsar, northern …
Ministry responsible for administration of minerals governance. (1)The Ministry shall be responsible for the administration, oversight and regulation of exploration, mining and minerals trade including policy-making and inter-governmental coordination relevant to minerals development. (2)Subject to the Constitution of Sierra Leone and …
This article explores the relationship between the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak and the political economy of diamond mining in Kono District, Sierra Leone. The authors argue that foreign companies have recycled colonial strategies of indirect rule to facilitate the illicit flow of resources out of Sierra Leone. Drawing on field research …
However, children in Sierra Leone are subjected to the worst forms of child labor, including in commercial sexual exploitation, sometimes as a result of human trafficking, and forced labor in mining. Children also engage in dangerous tasks in quarrying stone and fishing. Sierra Leone's light work provisions do not specify the activities and ...
The Sierra Leone government must continue to ensure that the human rights of people living close to the diamond mine exploited by Meya Mining in eastern Kono district are protected, Amnesty International said today. The organization also urged Meya Mining to fulfil its commitments to respond to community concerns. Between 2018 and …
The information below comes as an update from Dale Bourassa, President and COO Allied Mining and Supply LLC and Chief of Sierra Leone Operations for Sunergy, Inc.
Hence, the study was designed to assess the water quality for physiochemical parameters around a mined out site in southern Sierra Leone with the view to determine their levels, determine related ...
Stellar Diamonds (LON:STEL), a exploration company focused on West Africa, applied Friday for large scale mining at its Tongo project in Sierra Leone.
In Sierra Leone, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) – low tech, labor intensive mineral extraction and processing – provides a livelihood for at least 300,000 individuals ( Government of Sierra Leone 2018 :11). Government statistics suggest that in 2014, commodities accounted for 97 per cent of Sierra Leone's total merchandise …
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 05 November 2021: Leone Rock Metal Group Limited, the parent body of Kingho Mining Company Limited that is operating the New Tonkolili Iron Ore Mines in the Northern Province of the Republic of Sierra Leone has said it is rolling out Phase 2 of its integrated Iron Ore Project which will optimise the ore …
Parliament of Sierra Leone has enacted into law the Mines and Mineral Development Act of 2022 that seeks to improve provisions for the socio- economic benefit of the country. The new law is also geared towards the facilitation of transparent and accountable management of the mineral sector in accordance with international best practice.
Mining in Sierra Leone is an important source of diamonds, titanium, bauxite and gold, and has one of the world's largest deposits of rutile. Together, these minerals comprise about three-quarters of the country's total export revenue. Africa Mining IQ, Africa's largest online mining intelligence portal, currently indexes over 22 mining ...
