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U.S. Embassy Welcomes Major Expansion of U.S. Company's …

The Government of Sierra Leone has a permanent share of 10%. Gerald Group has committed to materially increase production at the Marampa mining sites, and the expansion project is an important step to fulfilling that commitment. Marampa Mines produces iron ore concentrate from overall resources of about 1.7 billion tons at the …

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NEW MINING LAW: SUMMARY OF KEY POLICY …

A NEW MINING LAW: SUMMARY OF KEY POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS The current mining law reform process presents an important opportunity for the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources to update and improve regulation of the mining sector in Sierra Leone. To support the review of the mining law, at the request of Oxfam, the Columbia Center …

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Blood Diamonds in Sierra Leone: How Colonialism Functions …

Dissatisfied with the economy, citizenry and ex-soldiers violently grappled for control over diamond mines and sparked a civil war in 1991. A decade later, UN intervention disarmed rebels and created the Special Court for Sierra Leone, a war crimes court to prosecute leaders that had terrorized civilians. The international community has …

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Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone - Resources, Power, Economy: Mineral resources are fairly well distributed and include diamonds, chromite, and reserves of rutile (titanium dioxide) that are among the world's largest. There are iron ore reserves, but these are no longer commercially mined. Other minerals include bauxite, columbite (a black mineral of iron, manganese, and …

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Our Operations & Assets

Home Our Operations & Assets. Sierra Rutile's established operating history spans over 50 years and, if development of Sembehun proceeds, a future mine life of greater than 15 years post completion of existing operations at Area 1 based on the recent Sembehun PFS. Area 1's Ore Reserves and Indicated Mineral Resources support a phased ...

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Sierra Leone discovers new deposits of diamond, bauxite, iron …

The mining sector has not been spared as investment financing constraints, supply chain and production disruptions, and low output have slowed down new developments and investments in the sector. Thankfully, Sierra Leone has been spared the worst and we have stayed engaged with the Sierra Leone Chamber of Mines in the best …

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Meya Mining: "diamond mining can be good for …

In November 2017, Meya Mining made international headlines when it announced that it had discovered a huge 476 carat (95.2 g) diamond at the mine. In the top 30 largest diamonds ever discovered, …

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About Us – Marampamines

About Us. Marampa Mines Limited, a subsidiary of Gerald Group is engaged in the exploration, development, and production of high-grade iron ore concentrate, Marampa Blue™ at Marampa in the Port Loko District, Northern Province of Sierra Leone. MML aims to build a resilient and long-life iron ore mine in Sierra Leone and to expand operations ...

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Sierra Leone

The economy proved resilient in the face of two major exogenous shocks: the Ebola epidemic and collapse of iron ore prices and associated loss of production in 2014-2015. Sierra Leone is rich in ...

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SIERRA LEONE : A second bauxite mine ready for …

If it is able to stick to these timelines and estimates, Supreme Minerals should become the second bauxite mine in operation in Sierra Leone. Troubled mining firm Sierramin Bauxite had been on track in 2020 to take this status with its Port Loko mine, expected to start production in 2021. However, the company boss Samir Patel died of …

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SL Mining begins commissioning at Marampa mine in Sierra Leone

SL Mining, a limited liability company incorporated in Sierra Leone, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gerald Group engaged in the exploration, development and production of iron ore concentrate at Marampa in the Port Loko District, the northern province of Sierra Leone. In March 2017, Gerald Group was awarded a renewable cale …

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Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone is located on the west coast of Africa, north of the equator.With a land area of 27,699 sq. mi (71,740 sq km), Sierra Leone is bordered by Guinea to the north and northeast, Liberia to the south and southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.. There are a wide variety of ecological and agricultural zones to which people have adapted. . …

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Sierra Leone's mining sector in focus: 2018 – 2021

In March 2021 there are now eleven large-scale mining companies (mining gold, diamonds, zircon bauxite, iron-ore and rutile) in Sierra Leone. The five new large-scale mining companies in operation are MEYA Mining Company, Wongor Investment Mining Company, Sierra Diamonds Mining Company, Kingho Mining Company and …

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Ubique Minerals to Acquire up to 80% of the

Many of the raw exploration records collected/collated prior to 1996 by both SIEROMCO and Jupiter were destroyed during the civil war in Sierra Leone. In 1997, Canadian mining company Global ...

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New Laws in Sierra Leone Reshape Environmental …

Two of Sierra Leone's new laws, the Customary Land Rights and National Land Commission Acts, are going the furthest, according to environmental experts, capping a decade of fights by local ...

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Sierra Leoneans want a share of mining profits, or …

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SL Mining Ltd | LinkedIn

SL Mining Ltd | 2,580 followers on LinkedIn. SL Mining Ltd, owner of Marampa Iron Ore project in Sierra Leone West Africa is currently Rehabilitating and upgrading the …

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Chinese-funded Sierra Leone iron ore project commences …

Staff members of the Chinese-funded New Tonkolili Iron Ore Project and Sierra Leonean officials pose for group photos at the site of the project in Freetown, Sierra Leone, March 20, 2021. The Chinese-funded New Tonkolili Iron Ore Project in Sierra Leone on Saturday announced the commencement of its full-scale operation. (Xinhua)

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A diamond's journey: Grim reality tarnishes glitter

During Sierra Leone's 10-year civil war, children were often used as soldiers and workers in the rich Koidu diamond mines that funded the country's rebels. ... Diamond mining has dominated the ...

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Coated in hope and penury: The story of Sierra Leone's …

Ever since the so-called "Star of Sierra Leone" – at 969 carats, the fourth-largest diamond to have ever been unearthed – was discovered in a river near Koidu in 1972, the entire region ...

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Gerald Group resolves iron ore dispute with Sierra Leone

Reuters. DAKAR, May 11 (Reuters) - U.S. commodity trader Gerald Group will pay Sierra Leone $20 million and cede a 10% stake in an iron ore project as part of the resolution to a nearly two-year ...

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safeway mining sierra leone

safeway mining sierra leone - beverzaken.be. Landmark case against British mining firm begins in Sierra, A British court has heard testimony of the alleged complicity of a British mining company in police brutality including rape, in an unusual hearing held in Sierra Leone Hearings in the civil case, brought by 142 claimants seeking damages from …

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Kingho Gets New Name – Global Times Newspaper

Posted on October 21, 2021. 6 min read. 0. 2,303. By Sylvester Samba. The change of name from Kingho Investment Company to Leone Rock Metal Group was formally announced to pressmen on Tuesday 19 th October, 2021. According to a press release issued to journalists, Kingho Investment Company was first established in Sierra …

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Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone's large youth cohort – about 60% of the population is under the age of 25 – continues to struggle with high levels of unemployment, which was one of the major causes of the country's 1991-2002 civil war and remains a threat to stability today. Its estimated 60% youth unemployment rate is attributed to high levels of ...

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Environmental Impacts: Local Perspectives of …

Despite its contributions to the development of the country, the mining sector in Sierra Leone, has been attributed to a multitude of impacts on the environment. This article focuses on assessing the …

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safeway mining and oil sierra leone

Sierra Leone has expanded its mining sector through the production and export of iron ore, boosting the real GDP growth to 20.7% in 2013. However, the outbreak of EVD, and the …

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safeway mining and oil sierra leone

Sierra Leone has expanded its mining sector through the production and export of iron ore, boosting the real GDP growth to 20.7% in 2013. However, the outbreak of EVD, and the closing of the national borders to contain its spread, jeopardized the recovery process.

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Sierra Leone: Government Intervention To Bring Iron Ore …

We forecast iron ore production to contract 25.0% y-o-y in Sierra Leone in 2020, amid suspended output at the Marampa mine. SL Mining, a subsidiary of Gerald Group, halted mining operations in September 2019 following a legal dispute with the government of Sierra Leone over a mineral export ban imposed on Marampa's output in …

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Sierra Leone | Culture, History, & People | Britannica

The Sierra Leone Peninsula, which is the site of Freetown, is a region of thickly wooded mountains that run parallel to the sea for about 25 miles (40 km). The Peninsula Mountains rise from the coastal swamps and reach some 2,900 feet (880 metres) at Picket Hill. Britannica Quiz. Match the Country with Its Hemisphere Quiz.

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