Sierra Leone focuses minerals!
Nationwide
airborne
Geophysical
survey in Sierra Leone
The
President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, His Excellency, Brigadier (Rtd.)
Julius Maada Bio, commissioned a Nationwide Airborne geophysical survey for
Sierra Leone on Monday 28th January 2019, at the Presidential Lounge of the
Lungi International Airport. Funded by the World Bank, under the second phase
of an Extractive Industries Technical Assistance Project (EITAP-2), the survey
is the first step to help determine the full extent of the country’s mineral
potentials, with the view of attracting foreign direct investments into the
minerals sector, and putting the Government of Sierra Leone in a stronger
bargaining position when negotiating mining deals.
Delivering
the keynote address at the historic launch of the survey, President Bio
recalled his earlier commitment to transforming the minerals sector to ensure
that it delivers maximum benefits for the people of Sierra Leone, and noted
that, “No Government can get a good deal from the exploitation of its minerals
if it does not have and control geological information”.
Project
Coordinator of EITAP, Mustapha Sheku Gibril, explained that the EITAP 2 is a
US$20M project wholly funded by the World Bank, and it seeks to compliment
Government’s effort to strengthen governance, knowledge and sustainability of
the extractive sector in Sierra Leone. 
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