By Nellie Peyton and Richmond Tholley Masumbiri — Like many African countries, Sierra Leone has courted foreign companies which pay governments big fees for mining rights, while locals often feel ...
By Roos van der Haer, Beth Elise Whitaker and Christopher Michael Faulkner To sustain their operations, armed groups must have a steady supply of recruits. These serve to fill their ...
By Roy Maconachie Ever since diamonds were discovered in Sierra Leone in the 1930s, they have had a significant impact on the country – socially, politically and economically. This is ...
Mining group De Beers will launch pilot a programme named GemFair to create a secure and transparent route to market for ethically-sourced artisanal and small-scale mined (ASM) diamonds in Siera ...
He said while gold appeared to be the main area of growth, he expected the current downturn to end this year in favour of a more bullish approach driving activities ...
African Minerals, an iron ore mining company is in the process of temporarily closing down its business in Sierra Leone due to insufficient working capital as Ebola struck. The company ...
African Minerals Ltd's Chairman Frank Timis has expressed interests in acquiring Marampa mine through his private company. This is after the mine recorded a peak production of 2.5mtpa before it ...
The deadly disease Ebola has caused a shuffle in the West African countries, and it is negative effects are now being felt across the mining industry. Embattled West African iron-ore ...
Sierra Leone iron ore miner, African Minerals has acquired US$ 248m after coming into an agreement with Chinese partner Shandong Iron and Steel Group (Shandong). This is good news to ...
