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Sierra Leone: No diamond is worth the life of a community

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 …

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Sierra Leone

Overview. Sierra Leone is well known for its vast endowment in minerals which include diamonds, rutile, bauxite, gold, iron ore, limonite, platinum, chromite, coltan, tantalite, columbite, and zircon, as well as promising petroleum potential. In the 1990s, the 11-year civil war funded with revenue from the minerals sector engulfed the country ...

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Diamond Development Initiative

Transforming the informal diamond mining sector . In 2020, RESOLVE and the Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) joined forces in a program merger to bolster capacity to support responsible sourcing of artisanally mined diamonds and to broaden scope to include, among others, gold, cobalt and "the three Ts" (tin, tantalum, and tungsten). The …

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As Mines Minister Commissions Alluvial Plant… Cheng Li to …

According to him, "in one year, the company is expected to start producing 99.9 bullion gold bars for exportation." Indisputably, Fassalay Tarawally is no stranger in the mining and minimal sector of Sierra Leone. He is one of the leading diamond and gold exporter in Sierra Leone with more than ten years' experience.

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Artisanal mining, mechanization and human (in) security in Sierra Leone

While the production structures and organization of alluvial gold mining are somewhat different from alluvial diamond mining, the government's reaction to mechanization has not considered such differences. ... Artisanal and small-scale mining in Sierra Leone has evolved significantly since it was first officially permitted by the colonial ...

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Mining in Sierra Leone

The mining industry of Sierra Leone accounted for 4.5 percent of the country's GDP in 2007 and minerals made up 79 percent of total export revenue with diamonds accounting for 46 percent of export …

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Alluvial gold: A geological model (Part 1) – Deposits Mag

The great alluvial goldfields of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California were discovered in 1848, leading to the famous gold rush of the '49ers'. ... in terms of metal recoverable in alluvial mining operations, consists of particles never smaller than about 0.125mm diameter and with sufficient thickness to weigh always more than about 0 ...

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The Geology, Mineral Resources of Sierra Leone and how the …

MINING OF PRIMARY MINERALS IN SIERRA LEONE BEFORE AND AFTER THE CIVIL WAR Organized mining in Sierra Leone began in 1927 after the Mineral Act …

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Salim Sillah MSc, BSc (Hons), FGS

Sierra Leone. Planning, designing, implementing and managing all exploration activities undertaken by the company. AMR Gold is currently leading exploration in Alluvial and source rock Coltan as well as its primary commodity of interest; elluvial and bedrock gold resource on the Loko Hills Greenstone belt North Western Sierra Leone.

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Gold Mining on the Upswing in Sierra Leone

Just like much of West Africa, gold mining in alluvial deposits dates back to the prehistoric times. Even today, Sierra Leone has the largest deposit of alluvial gold, …

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In Sierra Leone, still a tough dig for diamonds

The vast majority of Sierra Leone's diamonds are mined by hand from alluvial deposits near the earth's surface, so anyone with a shovel, bucket and sieve can go into business; in a country with ...

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FG Gold | Sierra Leone's First Large Scale …

Developing a World Class Gold Asset in Sierra Leone. FG Gold is a transformational gold exploration and development company. Its flagship Baomahun Gold Project covers a land area of 124.27 km² and is set to …

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Mining Concessions

Pampana channel is located in the northern region of Sierra Leone. and has been considered Sierra Leone's richest alluvial gold mining. reserves. It contains high quality alluvial gravel and hard rock vein. Also, its river drains large areas of known gold deposit in the Achaean. green-stone belts.

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The new kid on the old block: Coltan, conflict-prone minerals, and …

Currently, the Sierra Leone government's online mining register lists several companies licensed to explore for coltan and other rare earth minerals (SL Govt., ... In fact, chiefdoms legislatively designated for mining in the 1946 Alluvial Gold Mining Scheme (AGMS) and the 1956 Alluvial Diamond Mining Scheme (ADMS) are the same locations …

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Notes from Sierra Leone's Alluvial Diamond Industry

A key example of this is the alluvial diamond mining industry in Sierra Leone, where a lack of strong and accountable institutions means the state loses valuable revenue generated from the resource. While such arguments have their validity, the role of the global financial system—and the imbalanced power dynamics inherent within it—is often ...

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Government Geological Data Released for Its Alluvial Mining …

Gold and GemStone Mining Inc today announced the results of the latest geological data for its portfolio of alluvial Diamond and Gold mining concessions, released by its joint venture partner, produced by the Director of Mines from the Mines Division of the Ministry of Mineral Resources in Sierra Leone's Capital, Freetown, West Africa.

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Key Minerals – Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources

Key Minerals. Sierra Leone's primary mineral resources are diamonds, rutile, bauxite, gold and small amounts of iron ore and limonite. The Sierra Leone diamond fields cover an area of about 7,700 square miles (about one quarter of the country) in the south-eastern and eastern parts of Sierra Leone. The diamond producing areas are concentrated ...

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The mineralogy, geochemistry and genesis of the alluvial …

Barber, M.J. (1962) A Report on the Prospecting for Gold, Platinum and Molybdenum Carried Out During 1961-62 on Behalf of the Sierra Leone Government. Sierra Leone State Development Co Ltd Freetown. Sierra Leone State Development Co Ltd Freetown.

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Sierra Leone's illicit diamonds: the challenges and the way …

A number of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries are endowed with alluvial deposits of mineral resources (that include diamonds, gold, columbite-tantalite) Footnote 1 yet they have not been adequately harnessed for economic growth and development. In some countries, the exploitation of alluvial minerals has even fostered conflict-ridden …

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The Heart of the Matter: Sierra Leone, Diamonds & Human Security

By 1937 Sierra Leone was mining one million carats annually, reaching a peak of 2 million carats in 1960. From 1930 to 1998, approximately 55 million carats were mined (officially) in Sierra Leone.

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

In January 2018 there was only one industrial gold mine operating in Sierra Leone. In March 2021 there are nine industrial Gold mines (6 small-scale and 3 large-scale) operating in Sierra Leone. ... Total revenue to the Government of Sierra Leone, from mining, was USD 56 Million (2018), USD 61 million (2019) and USD 44 Million (2020), …

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Sierra Leone's illicit diamonds: The challenges and the way forward

KeywordsAlluvial minerals–Illegal diamond mining–Diamond smuggling–Artisanal miners–Kono District–Sierra Leone Chiefdom poverty levels in Kono District Figures - uploaded by Sigismond ...

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Sierra Leone: Diamonds shine brighter, but remain dull

The shallow alluvial deposits of eastern Sierra Leone can be easily mined with a pick and shovel and the gemstones are easily smuggled out of the country's porous borders.

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The Sierra Leone rare earth minerals landscape: An old

We follow this with an overview of early colonial efforts at searching for and evaluating deposits of REMs and associated minerals containing other strategic metals …

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Agriculture and artisanal gold mining in Sierra Leone: Alternatives …

Laurent E Cartier University of Lausanne Michael Bürge Universität Konstanz Abstract This article explores a number of the productivity and marketing difficulties that are hindering the...

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Artisanal mining, mechanization and human (in) security in Sierra Leone

1. Introduction. 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 …

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Ebola's catastrophic consequences on Sierra Leone's …

Everyday life in rural Sierra Leone is a challenge at the best of times, with many people in the alluvial mining areas experiencing some of the worst poverty in the country.

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(PDF) The Sierra Leone rare earth minerals landscape: An

under the 1946 Alluvial Gold Mining Scheme and the 1956 Alluvial. ... Report on Mining Agreements and Mining Policy in Sierra Leone. United. Nations Economic Commission for Africa, M69-2231, Addis ...

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Sierra Leone's illicit diamonds: the challenges and the way …

Keywords Alluvial minerals • Illegal diamond mining • Diamond smuggling • Artisanal miners • Kono District • Sierra Leone Introduction A number of Sub-Saharan Africa …

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The Alluvial Gold Mining (Amendment) Rules, 2006 | Sierra Leone …

Gold Exporter' s Licence. US$3 000 per year. 2. Gold Exporters Agent's Certificate. US$1 000 per year. 3. Gold Dealer's Licence (i) Citizens (ii) Non-citizens (iii) Monitoring Fee . Le500 000.00 per year. US$1 000 per year. Le150 000.00 per year. 4. Gold Mining. a) Artisanal and cooperative mining licence. b) Small scale mining lease

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