Sierra Leone Launches Online Mining Database

The launch of the country's first online mining database in West Africa comes with a promise to increase transparency and accountability in the country's rich natural resource sector.

Artisanal diamond mine in Sandoh chiefdom, Kono district.

A miner searches his pan for diamonds.

The Australian owned Sierra Rutile Mining site in Freetown.

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