DRA awarded Sierra Leone mineral sands project
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Sierra Rutile mining operations resume as workers agree …
Iluka Resources has reportedly restarted operations at its Sierra Rutile mining site in Sierra Leone, following the decision of the mine workers union to end their strike action and return to work. The resumption of mining operations comes as a result of negotiations involving senior government ministers, company representatives and the …
Environmental and Socio-Economic Impact of …
Sierra Leone is a resource-rich country with mining being one of the main economic activity in the country. Mining operations has yielded mixed results across the country with the provision of employment …
Rusal in talks to mine bauxite in Sierra Leone
Rusal already has operations in neighboring Guinea. Russian aluminum giant Rusal is in negotiations with the government of Sierra Leone on a bauxite mining concession, the RIA state news agency ...
Gold and GemStone Mining Inc. to commence alluvial mining operations …
Project Nimikoro comprises of 125 acres of alluvial mining territory with historical data reporting the incidence of diamonds between 50 to 75 Carats per hundred tonnes and Gold at levels between ...
How the wealth from Sierra Leone's diamonds fails to enrich …
World Bank estimates suggest the artisanal diamond mining sector is now Sierra Leone's second largest employer (after agriculture), providing a livelihood for between 300,000 and 400,000 people ...
Mining Agreements
Mining Lease Agreements The Government of Sierra Leone signed mining lease agreements with several mining companies both local and International. These are listed as thus: 1. Mining Lease Agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone and the African Minerals Ltd Group of Companies dated 6th day of August 2010 (download …
Sierra Rutile to expand mining operations
By Allieu Sahid Tunkara Sierra Rutile, one of Sierra Leone's leading mining companies, has unveiled plans to expand mining operations in the country. Executives of the leading rutile miner in Sierra Leone disclosed Wednesday that the project, dubbed the 'Gangama Dry Mine Expansion Project', was designed to enhance its production capacity.
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 …
Bauxite from Sierra Leone
Sierra Mineral Holdings I Limited (hereinafter referred to as SMHL) is one of the reputable large-scale bauxite mining companies in Sierra Leone. It is the largest operational …
China's Kingho Mining takes over Tonkolili Iron Ore mining operations
Abdul Malik Bangura: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 September 2020: The government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources last Thursday handed over the Tonkolili Iron Ore mining operations to Chinese owned – Kingho Mining Company Limited.
Sierra Leone directs Sierra Rutile to resume Area 1 mining
The government of Sierra Leone has instructed ASX-listed Sierra Rutile to recommence mining activities in Area 1 by the end of the month. Government views Sierra Rutile's suspension of mining at ...
Find Mining expertise in Sierra Leone
The outbreak of war saw international companies that were operating in Sierra Leone take a step back and, while some rutile and bauxite continued to be mined, large-scale exploration largely ceased. World Bank figures estimate that mining provided 8% of government revenues before the war, but had fallen to just 1% by the end of the hostilities.
Annual Report
operations and progressing the globally significant Sembehun project. This was reflected in a strong financial and operational result for 2022 despite an extreme wet season in Sierra Leone. Sierra Rutile delivered a Net Profit after Tax (NPAT) of US$75.6 million on revenue of US$254 million. Whilst the reported
Long and short term implications of mineral mining operations in Sierra
It is therefore recommended that, best international practices and standard operating procedures related to mining extraction be adopted and applied across all mining sites in Sierra Leone. This will help in mitigating the human right abuses trade-off between mining communities and mining companies for a better future.
Leone Group
Leone Group of Companies Welcome to Leone Minerals Limited (LeoneMin) – Your Premier Partner in Geological Exploration and Sustainable Mining About us Services …
BCM announces renewed operations in Sierra Leone
The BCM Group, one of Africa's oldest mining contractors, has started the New Year with the announcement of a new agreement to resume mining operations in Tonkolili in Sierra Leone. The announcement was made by the BCM Group in a statement dated Tuesday, January 10, 2023. In the statement, BCM informed that the renewed …
Minister of Mines Launches Wongor's Gold Processing Plant
The Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Musa Timothy Kabbah, on 3rd February 2021, launched the Komahun Gold Processing Plant, in Nimikoro chiefdom, Kono district, as part of the ceremony marking the start of full-scale gold mining and processing operations by Wongor Investment Mining Company. The plant, which happens to be …
Tonkolili Iron Ore Mine, Sierra Leone, West Africa
The Sierra Leone Government handed over the operations of the Tonkolili Iron Ore mining to the Chinese Kingho Mining Company through the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources in September …
Iluka looks at suspending ops in Sierra Leone
Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources has announced plans to temporarily suspend its Sierra Rutile operations, in Sierra Leone. The ASX-listed miner on Thursday told shareholders that it had provided the government of Sierra Leone with six months notice of its intention to suspend operations, effective November 19.
Kingho's vision is to build an internationally respected iron ore
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African Minerals founder to buy broke London Mining's Sierra Leone …
African Minerals (LON:AMI) chairman and founder Frank Timis has struck a $20 million deal to buy failed West African miner London Mining's (LON:LOND) iron ore mine in Sierra Leone from ...
Bauxite from Sierra Leone
Sierra Mineral Holdings I Limited (hereinafter referred to as SMHL) is one of the reputable large-scale bauxite mining companies in Sierra Leone. It is the largest operational bauxite mine in the country with solid track record. Sierra Mineral Holdings I Limited holds this mining lease of 321.7 km2 that lies along the same belt with the World known Guinea …
SIERRA LEONE GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF MINES AND …
A merger of Bethlehem Steel/Nord Resources which registered as Sierra Rutile Limited took over rutile mining in 1972 and continued until the Australian based mineral sand …
Projects
Projects. DIG Projects: Marampa Iron Ore Mine 2021. In late 2021 DIG commenced a multi-million dollar mining operations contract for Marampa Mines Limited (MML) in Sierra …
Mines minister calls on mining companies to step up operations
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2020: Sierra Leone's Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources – Timothy Kabba and his team, last week conducted a two-day familiarisation tour of three mining companies in the southern and eastern districts of the country, to discuss mining operations.
Board and Leadership
Mr de Bruyn joined Sierra Rutile in August 2019, as the Chief Operating Officer and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in January 2021. He has over 25 years' experience in the African mineral sector, starting his career with BHP where he worked across various commodities and departments including Operations and Business Development.
Environmental Impacts: Local Perspectives of …
Despite its contributions to the development of the country, the mining sector in Sierra Leone, has been attributed to a multitude of impacts on the environment. This article focuses on assessing the …
Project Engineering Manager (Mining / Capital Projects / …
Reference Number: 658 1107 MHU Job Description: Our mining client has operations in Sierra Leone. The role aims to provide leadership in engineering management for the planning, design, and execution of Company capital projects. The focus is to lead and apply Engineering Management Principles to optimize business value while maintaining …
2019 Minerals Yearbook
Production. of the mineral commodities produced in Sierra Leone, iron ore had the most significant decrease in production in 2019, decreasing by about 82% to 97,000 metric …