Liberia: EPA Shuts Down Mining Firm in Grand Gedeh Over Creek Diversion, Illegal Operations

Environmental regulators shut down a gold mining company in Grand Gedeh County Friday after inspectors found it operating six excavators and two processing plants without a permit… Read more »

Liberia: EPA, Police Arrest Nearly 20 Chinese Nationals Over Illegal Mining

The Environmental Protection Agency, working with the Liberia National Police, arrested nearly 20 Chinese nationals Thursday on allegations of illegal mining and extensive… Read more »

Liberia: Iron Women - How Two Liberian Female Miners Are Rewriting the Rules of a Man's World

The wheel loader is not a delicate machine. It weighs tens of thousands of pounds, moves with the kind of force that reshapes terrain, and demands an operator who is technically… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Approves Putu Mining Change of Control to Unlock Major Investment

MONROVIA -- The Government of Liberia's approval of a Change of Control for the long-stalled Putu Iron Ore Deposit in Grand Gedeh County is being defended by officials and analysts… Read more »

Liberia: Fact Check - BEA Mountain Did Not Extract 1.2 Million Kilograms of Gold in 2023, As Claimed By Alex Cummings

On April 16, 2026, Alexander B. Cummings, political leader of the Alternative National Congress, claimed in a video that in 2023, Bea Mountain Mining Corporation extracted 1.2… Read more »

Liberia: Bea Mountain Produces $1.65 Billion in Gold a Year. Its Contract Gives Liberia 3 Percent

Vice President Jeremiah Koung traveled to the facilities of Bea Mountain Mining Corporation over the weekend, receiving a firsthand briefing from company executives on the scale of… Read more »

Liberia: Government Sends Mining Team to Nimba County to Investigate Reported Gold Discovery

- The Ministry of Mines and Energy has launched a formal investigation into reports of a gold rush in Tappita, Nimba County, dispatching a team of mining engineers and geologists… Read more »

Liberia: CDC's Wesseh Warns of 'Premature Conflict,' Demands Probe Into Makona Mining, Alleged Guinean Troop Presence

A senior opposition figure has warned that unresolved mining disputes and reports of foreign troop presence along the Makona River could push Liberia toward instability, calling… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Losing Millions in Mining Revenue As $2.7b Trade Gap Raises Smuggling Fears - Report

MONROVIA, Liberia -- Liberia is hemorrhaging millions in mining revenue, with a staggering $2.7 billion gap between reported exports and global import data exposing deep governance… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Launches Kimberley Process Review to Strengthen Diamond Sector Oversight

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Liberia: Arcelormittal Mining Chief Visits Yekepa Hospital, Pledges Continued Support

- ArcelorMittal's global mining chief, Kleber Silva, made an unannounced early-morning visit to Yekepa Hospital, where he commended recent improvements to the facility and… Read more »

Liberia: Paye - National Minerals Company Was Our Idea

Former Minister of Mines and Energy Wilmot J.M. Paye has accused current officials at the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) of rebranding key policy initiatives from his tenure,… Read more »

Liberia: Miners Reject Agent Jallah's Return in Konobo District

- The United Miners Association of Konobo District in Grand Gedeh County has formally petitioned the Ministry of Mines and Energy, urging Minister R. Matenckay Tingban to block the… Read more »

Liberia: Konneh Says Senate Short-Circuited Due Process in Rush to Ratify Ivanhoe Deal

Gbarpolu County Senator Amara M. Konneh says his decision to abstain from the Liberian Senate's vote ratifying the concession and access agreement between the Government of Liberia… Read more »

Liberia: New Mines Minister Vows Transparency and Tougher Concession Governance

- Incoming Mines and Energy Minister R. Matenokay Tingban promised Friday to lead a transparent, accountable, and forward-looking administration, emphasizing that Liberia's mineral… Read more »

Liberia: EPA Calls for Climate Finance, Cleaner Mining At COP30

The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia is urging stronger climate finance, cleaner mining technologies, and a just transition for workers and communities as part of the… Read more »

Liberia: Why Ratifying ArcelorMittal's MDA Matters for Liberia's Future

When ArcelorMittal entered Liberia in 2005, we made a promise: to be a long-term partner in rebuilding the country's economy and creating opportunities for its people. Two decades… Read more »

Liberia: Boakai Signs Aml's Third MDA, Secures U.S.$200m Signature Bonus

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has signed a revised Third Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) with ArcelorMittal Liberia, obligating the company to pay a $200 million signature… Read more »

Liberia: Sand Mining Drowning Fisherfolk in Poverty

ST. PAUL BRIDGE - On the banks of the St. Paul River in Montserrado County, the day starts early. Paddles slicing through the water as fishermen set out before sunrise. For… Read more »

Liberia: 'Integrity Is Better Than Wealth' - Wife of Ousted Mines Minister Praises Husband After Sudden Removal

Comfort Boog-Paye, wife of former Mines and Energy Minister Wilmot Paye, speaks out following her husband's dismissal. Read more »

Liberia: Liberian Govt Denies Gold Smuggling, Says All Bea Mountain Exports Fully Tracked

- The Ministry of Mines and Energy has confirmed that every ounce of gold exported by Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC) is tracked and verified under government supervision,… Read more »

Liberia: Jeremiah Sokan Demands Action On Mining, Electrification, and Rural Development in Grand Gedeh

In his first year as lawmaker for Grand Gedeh County District #1, Representative Jeremiah Garwo Sokan Sr. has emerged as a leading voice for rural infrastructure, education reform,… Read more »

Liberia: Arcelormittal Liberia Donates $50k to Nimba University's Mining and Geology Program

ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) on Thursday injected another $50,000 into Nimba University's Mining and Geology program, reinforcing its strategic push to build Liberia's next… Read more »

Liberia: Proposal to Use Mount Wologisi for Development Draws Mixed Reactions

Liberia's highest peak, Mount Wologisi, has become ground zero in a heated national debate over whether trading natural heritage for roads, hospitals, and schools is a justifiable… Read more »

Liberia: Residents Sue Govt, Bea Mountain Over Alleged Land Grab, Environmental Damage

Residents of Ngojah Town in Tewor District, Grand Cape Mount County, have petitioned the Supreme Court of Liberia for a Writ of Prohibition against the Government of Liberia, the… Read more »