African Minerals, London Mining and the fall of Sierra Leone…

Paragraph entered by Atlantic migration, in order for SteelFirst articles to display correctly on Metal Bulletin. Twelve months ago Sierra Leone was the world's sixth-largest iron ore exporter to China,with its nascent iron ore industry and related services accounting for around 30% of the country's GDP.. This rapid return of the West African …

Rusal in talks to mine bauxite in Sierra Leone

Russian aluminum giant Rusal is in negotiations with the government of Sierra Leone on a bauxite mining concession, the RIA state news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the west African country ...

Sierra Leone: mining licence process map

The entire mining licence award process takes between 10 to 60 working days. For large-scale mining licenses, the application fee is US$ 25,000, the annual licence fee is $500,000 USD, and 10% of annual license fee for …

MINERAL DEALERS EXPORTERS LICENCES

the minerals sector by effectively and efficiently managing the administration and regulation of mineral rights and minerals trading in Sierra Leone, and to provide technical and other support to the minerals sector including geological survey and data collection activities. The Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources (MMMR) will

Long and short term implications of mineral mining …

Mineral mining incentives in the form of license fee, taxes, surface rent and custom taxes among others has provided huge revenue for successive governments to undertake pressing infrastructural and social ... emanating from mineral mining in Sierra Leone 4) and what is the livelihood implication of mineral mining especially to mining …

Active Mining Agreements

Active Mining Lease Agreements of 2021/22 Marampa Mines Mining Lease Agreement 2021 Preamble THIS AGREEMENT is made this 31 day of December 2021 between THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE represented by the Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources (hereinafter referred to as "GOSL ") of the ONE PART, …

Mining Cadastre Office

The Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) is responsible for the management of the Mining Cadastre Administration System (MCAS) including the …

African Minerals Ltd's Tonkolili Iron Ore Mine in Bumbuna, Sierra Leone

African Minerals Ltd. was established in Sierra Leone in 1996. Formerly known as the Sierra Leone Diamond Company, it changed its focus from diamonds to iron ore after the discovery in 2005 of the Tonkolili deposit. Exploration was from 2005-2009, with active mining beginning from 2011 until now.

Sierra Leone: Sand Mining

Sierra Leone: Sand Mining – Who's Benefiting and at What Cost to the Environment?. Buried Under Water : a podcast on the impact of sand mining in Sierra Leone produced by Abdul Samba Brima. Sand is one of the most precious and extracted natural resources with about 50 billion tones...

Optimistic outlook for Sierra Leone's mining sector in 2022

On the 27th July 2020, President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone appointed Timothy Musa Kabba Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources. The mining sector is a very important source of revenue for the government. Politico's Alpha Abu on Monday 20th December went to talk to the minister in his Youyi building office in …

The Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources is the regulatory body for the mining sector in Sierra Leone.

SLEITI | Overview of the Extractive Industries in Sierra Leone

The Mineral and Mines Act (MMA, 2009 Act): which provides details on how mining is to be conducted in Sierra Leone. It advocates the setting up of a modern cadastral system for issuing, registering and surveying mining operations. The Act provides that all rights of ownership and control of minerals in Sierra Leone including its continental ...

Long and short term implications of mineral …

Sierra Leone is among the few countries endowed with substantial mineral resources deposits in Africa. This review throws light on the long- and short-term positive impact of the mining sector in ...

Artisanal mining policy for sierra leone

development projects and many more. In furtherance of these reforms, a new Sierra Leone Minerals Policy 2019 has been prepared to replace the Core Minerals Policy of 2003. Whereas the Sierra Leone Minerals Policy remains the primary mining policy for Sierra Leone, the preparation of an artisanal mining policy as a separate policy is

NMA-Homepage

1. The object for which the Agency is established is to promote the development of the minerals sector by effectively and efficiently managing the administration and regulation of mineral rights and minerals trading in Sierra Leone, to provide technical and other support to the mineral sector including geographical survey and data collection activities.

NATURAL RESOURCES

Sierra Leone is a resource-rich country with significant deposits of iron ore, diamonds, bauxite, rutile and gold, as outlined in the Sierra Leone at a Glance section. In 2013, before the drop in commodity prices and the outbreak of Ebola, mining revenues (including licensing fees, signature bonuses, royalties, income tax, customs duties and other non …

Sierra Leone

Innovations and policy reforms. Recommendations from Sierra Leone's EITI reporting and implementation have contributed to establishing a digital mining cadastre. This has resulted in increased government revenue, consistent regulation and timely access to data.; The Extractive Industries Revenue Taskforce (EIRT), a platform which was …

Artisanal mining policy reforms, informality and challenges …

One case involving the small-scale mining company, Atlantic Minerals, which was granted a mining licence by the Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources but prevented from operating by the EPA, is worth particular mention. ... there is a need for the review of the legal definition of artisanal mining in Sierra Leone (Government of Sierra …

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 …

Diamond exploitation in Sierra Leone 1930 to 2010:

Sierra Leone Introduction Diamond exploitation has been an essential facet of Sierra Leone's economic and political life since the inception of diamond extraction in the 1930s. How ever, it also fuelled a civil war (1991-2001). Struggles over access, control and utilization of diamonds have been evident since the start of diamond mining (Reno ...

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

PDF | On Dec 1, 2017, Fenda A. Akiwumi and others published The Sierra Leone rare earth minerals landscape: An old or new frontier? | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

Licenses | National Revenue Authority

Coming to Sierra Leone (Businesses) ... Annual charges for mineral rights: Amount: Reconnaissance Licence (flat fee) $5,000: Exploration Licence (Years 1 to 4) ... first 125 km2: $400 per km2: Exploration Licence (Years 5 to 9) –parts of areas in excess of 125 km2: $800 per km2: Artisanal Mining Licence: Le 250,000.00: Small-scale Mining ...

Metals And Minerals

Metals and Minerals Trading SL Limited (MMT) is a mineral mining, buying and consultancy company operating in the Mano River Union countries, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

Baomahun Gold Project | Sierra Leone | FG Gold

FG Gold's Baomahun Gold Project covers a land area of 125 km² in Sierra Leone and will be Africa's first large scale commercial gold mine. ... Early-stage preparatory site works to establish basic infrastructure commenced in Q3 2021 with large scale mining licence awarded by Government in Sierra Leone and environmental permits approved ...

Licence Application Process

Large-scale Mining Licence. Maximum Area: 125 square kilometers. Duration: Granted for an initial period of 25years and renewable for 15years period. Operation: Any safe & …

2019 Minerals Yearbook

Sierra Leone's mining and mineral processing operations (excluding hydrocarbon processing operations) were privately owned. Table 2 is a list of major mineral industry facilities. ... Financial Times, 2019, Sierra Leone targets international miners in license clamp down: Financial Times, august 2. (accessed February 2, 2021, at

Acts and Regulations

BEING AN ACT to establish the National Minerals Agency to promote the development of the minerals sector by effectively and efficiently managing the administration and regulation of mineral rights and minerals trading in Sierra Leone, including geological survey and data collection activities; to establish a National Minerals Agency Board to provide …

Mines and Minerals Development Act, 2022

(1) A person shall not be eligible to apply for and hold— (a) a reconnaissance, exploration or large-scale mining licence unless that person is a legal person; (b) a small-scale licence unless that person is— (i) a body corporate incorporated or registered under the laws of Sierra Leone and having a minimum of 30% shares held by citizens of ...

Mines and Minerals Development Act, 2022

Mines and Minerals Development Act, 2022 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Mines and Minerals Development Act, 2022 Act 16 of 2023 Published in Sierra Leone Gazette 30 on 12 May 2023 Assented to on 21 March 2023 Commenced on 12 May 2023 [This is the version of this document from 12 May 2023.]