February 29
West Africa: At Ecowas Mining Forumsierra Leone's Deputy Mines Minister Advocates for Uniformed Mining Laws in Sub-Regionby Ibrahim Keh-Turay
Mining agreements with multinational foreign investments have often been criticized for failing to bring about the much needed economic prosperity to mineral-rich African… Read more »
September 26, 2023
Sierra Leone: GIZ Trains Trainers On International Mining Standards
The German International Cooperation, GiZ, has on 21st September 2023 ended a three-day training of trainers on International Social and Environmental Standards at the Atlantic… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Sierra Leone: Marampa Mines Pays 38 Billion Old Leones CDF to Mining Communities
Marampa Mines Limited (MML) has made a historic donation of Old Le 38,000,000,000 as Community Development Fund (CDF) to the Marampa and Maforki Chiefdoms. Read more »
April 13, 2023
Africa: Leone Rock Metal Group Seeking Growth Opportunities in West Africa
Mr. Collin Ding, the President of Leone Rock Metal Group who was leading a high-level delegation to Conakry together with the Director-General of African Affairs of the Ministry of… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Sierra Leone: Craig Dean Is a Selfless Character
"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… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Sierra Leone: Environmental Forum - Rolling Out of the Mine Rehabilitation and Closure Bonds for Small & Large-Scale Mining Companies in Sierra Leone
There is no gainsaying that mining, especially for minerals is playing an important role in Sierra Leone's economic development thereby significantly helping to raise and preserve… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Sierra Leone: Female Stone Miners Narrate Ordeal
Sitting on a rock with a sledge hammer in one hand and coughing, 60-year-old Nancy Sam gently used the edge of her wrapper to wipe her face in an attempt to remove the fragment of… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Sierra Leone: Environment - Impacts of Illegal Mining Activities: Threat to Water Security, Human Health, and Potential National Public Health Emergency
The availability of abundant natural resources in a country is considered to be a blessing by many because of the potential to change the destiny of a country for the better if… Read more »
May 27, 2022
Sierra Leone: Leone Rock Pays Le5 Billion to Tonkolili Mining Communities
Leone Rock Metal Group, formerly Kingho Investment Company, has on Tuesday, May 24, officially handed over the total sum of Le 5,392,472,315.26 (Five Billion Three Hundred and… Read more »
April 04, 2022
Sierra Leone: Sleiti Commences EITI Validation Today
The Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) will today Friday April 1st, effectively kicks-off Sierra Leone's Validation against the 2019 EITI Standard in… Read more »
November 28, 2006
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Diamond - the Good News
The good news about Sierra Leone diamond exports is that it is getting better and yielding more revenue for the country. Thanks to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme - a… Read more »