Sierra Leone XAG surveyed 75%
Countrywide
Survey is flying to end!
The
Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources and the National Minerals Agency (NMA)
informs that Xcalibur Airborne Geophysics (XAG), the company contracted to
undertake the countrywide airborne geophysical survey, has successfully
surveyed and collected data of over 75% of the country. The Company has flown a
total of 411,548.5-line km, with an outstanding 135,994.5-line km.
We
further wish to inform the Public that due to the advent of the rains, which
distort radiometric survey readings and affects pilot and aircraft safety, the
airborne survey, has been suspended and will recommence in October 2019 for
completion of the remaining 25% of the survey.
Government,
with support from the World Bank, is undertaking the countrywide airborne
geophysical survey to collect reliable geophysical data that will help to
determine the mineral potential of the country. The Ministry of Mines and
Mineral Resources and the NMA take this opportunity to assure the general
public of their commitment to transparency and accountability in the mineral
sector, and will provide further update in due course.
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