SL Mining receives mining licence agreement for Sierra

Dec 15 2017 nbsp 0183 32An iron ore project has been given the all important go ahead for a mining licence agreement in Sierra Leone SL Mining Ltd a subsidiary of one of the world s leading commodity trading companies Gerald Group had been negotiating with the National Parliament of Sierra Leone for a Mining Licence Agreement for its Marampa project

Landmark case against British mining firm begins in Sierra

Feb 07 2018 nbsp 0183 32Children in the village of Bumbuna in northern Sierra Leone which is at the centre of a civil case brought by 142 people against Tonkolili Iron Ore Ltd Photograph Leigh Day PA A British court

Tonkolili Mining Atlas

The flagship project comprises the Tonkolili iron ore deposit and additional associated 200 km rail and port infrastructure in central Sierra Leone Tonkolili has one of the largest iron ore resources in the world with a total mine life in excess of 60 years The mine development was suspended in November 2014 due to low iron ore prices

Human Rights Abuses in Sierra Leone s Mining Boom HRW

Summary On April 16 2012 workers at African Minerals Limited AML an iron ore mining firm headquartered in London went on strike in Bumbuna a small town in northern Sierra Leone

British mining companies exploitation of Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone s gross domestic product GDP is 2 billion and a very small population of 6 million African Minerals is expected to receive 1 billion dollars revenue from its iron ore project in 2015 If a fraction of mining profits were given to the government to go towards resource alloion the poverty rate could reduce drastically

Chinese firm takes over Tonkolili iron ore mine

Iron ore accounted for over 50 of total exports in 2013 and 2014 and 40 of government revenue from the mining sector so the recommencement at Tonkolili will give a boost to Sierra Leone s balanceofpayments position and public finances although this will be partially offset by low iron ore prices

Will Gerald Metals issues in Sierra Leone be the last

Dec 15 2017 nbsp 0183 32First some context there is a vast iron ore mine in the east of Sierra Leone that has the potential for 40 years of mining The Marampa mine was first developed by London Mining the erstwhile giant of African mining before being snapped up and developed by one of Frank Timis s companies when London Mining went bust

Tonkolili Iron Ore lawsuit re complicity in violence

Tonkolili Iron Ore lawsuit re complicity in violence against villagers in Sierra Leone On 30 November 2015 the law firm Leigh Day filed a lawsuit in the UK High Court on behalf of 142 villagers against the mining firm Tonkolili Iron Ore Ltd and its parent company African Minerals alleging complicity in police crackdowns in Sierra Leone in 2010 and 2012

Sierra Leone Chinese steel firm to invest in 700m iron

Dec 12 2016 nbsp 0183 32Chinese steel firm Shandong Iron and Steel Group plans to invest 700m iron ore processing plant at its Tonkolili mine in Sierra Leone Shandong currently exports all of the ore it produces at its mine to the Port of Qingdao in China in an unprocessed state

Gold Dust Wholesaler Iron Ore AU Platinum Suppliers in

Baoma Mining Community Sierra Leone is a leading wholesale supplier of Iron Ore Gold Dust Gold Bars AU Platinum Rough Diamonds at an affordable price Call us 23280654155

THE MARAMPA GRIEVANCES AGAINST LONDON MINING

THE MARAMPA GRIEVANCES AGAINST LONDON MINING By M C Bah AtlantaGA USA The second largest iron ore producer in Sierra Leone London Mining recently announced plans to boost spending and raise output to 6 million metric tons a year

UK mining company faces landmark High Court case over

Jan 29 2018 nbsp 0183 32A landmark High Court case against a UK mining company accused of abusing workers and villagers near one of its mines in Sierra Leone starts on Monday Tonkolili Iron Ore

Sierra Leone GoldIronDiamond MineListings

The substantial permit area features historic Chromite mine mapped DSO Feore prospects artisanal gold mining areas and occurrences of Tantalum and Niobium while conducted aerial magnetic and radiometric survey provided additional priority targets for gold and diamonds Loion and Access Kenema region Sierra Leone adjacent to sealed roads

SL Mining producing quality iron ore at Marampa in Sierra

With over 1 billion tonnes of iron ore reserves SL Mining can significantly expand the export of Marampa Blue from Sierra Leone to the global market SL Mining a limited liability company incorporated in Sierra Leone is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gerald Group engaged in the exploration development and production of iron ore concentrate at

SL Mining Ltd Home Facebook

SL Mining Ltd Marampa Sierra Leone 12 888 likes SL Mining Ltd a registered company and the owner of the Marampa Iron Ore Mine project in Northern

Lunsar Sierra Leone Britannica

Lunsar Lunsar town westcentral Sierra Leone western Africa A traditional trade centre of the Marampa–Masimera chiefdom for rice and palm oil and kernels it developed after 1933 with the exploitation of iron ore mined at Marampa 4 miles 6 km east The Marampa mine closed down in

Iron Ore deposits in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone News

JOHANNESBURG miningweekly – Production from ironore developer African Minerals Tonkolili operation in Sierra Leone was expected to stabilise at 20million tons a year during 2014

New railway from Tonkolili to Sulima as China plans 6

British miners African Minerals and London Mining are the only ore exporters in Sierra Leone at present To put the China Kingho plan in perspective London Mining produced almost 3 4 million tonnes of iron ore in Sierra Leone last year while African Minerals exported 12 1 million tonnes

Key Minerals – Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources

Sierra Leone s primary mineral resources are diamonds rutile bauxite gold and small amounts of iron ore and limonite Diamonds The Sierra Leone diamond fields cover an area of about 7 700 square miles about one quarter of the country in the southeastern and eastern parts of Sierra Leone

Marampa Operational Readiness Plan Ausenco

Ausenco was contracted to provide a program of work which delivers both operational readiness and a complete and customised training program to support the operation of the Marampa beneficiation plant and port facility for London Mining in Sierra Leone

Shandong Iron and Steel acquires Tonkolili in Sierra Leone

Apr 21 2015 nbsp 0183 32Sierra Leone China s Shandong Iron and Steel has acquired African Minerals AML 75 stake in the Tonkolili iron ore mine in Sierra Leone This takes its ownership up to 100 of the equity of Tonkolili Iron Ore Ltd and the associated infrastructure company

Sierra Leone Supplement Mining Journal

Governance Sierra Leone s new direction Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources Dr Morie Manyeh welcomes investors Read now Ironore mining operations have resumed

African Minerals in Sierra Leone The Centre for Research

for iron ore mining Sierra Leone s recent economic growth has been spurred by mining of iron ore and oil exploration spiking GDP growth at 15 2 in 2012 compared to an average growth of 4 6 between 2008–2011 Iron ore production started in 2011 by small highrisk foreign mining companies with no prior experience in this sector

Marampa Mining Atlas Explore the World of Mining

Production at the Marampa ironore mine in Sierra Leone has been ceased ASXlisted Cape Lambert Resources reported on Tuesday The company which is due royalty payments from the operation has told shareholders that reports of sabotage at the mine have emerged however these were yet to

Sierra Leone sees IMF support as crucial to mining

Mar 13 2019 nbsp 0183 32Once one of the great hopes of West African mining Sierra Leone was hit by the ironore price collapse and the Ebola epidemic around the same time