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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 t...

Charters Artisanal Mining Policy too! The Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources informs the general public that the Hon Vice President, Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, officially launched the three (3) Mineral Sector Policies on Thursday, 9th May 2019 at the Bintumani. The three (3) Mineral Sector Policies are the ‘Sierra Leone Minerals Policy’; ‘The Geo-data Management Policy of Sierra Leone’; and the ‘Artisanal Mining Policy’. 1: The Sierra Leone Minerals Policy: This Policy was prepared as part of series of legal, regulatory and institutional reforms introduced by the Government to ensure that Sierra Leone maximizes gains from the mineral resource endowments. 2: The GEO-Data Management Policy of Sierra Leone: This Policy outlines how Government intends to manage geological information to help all actors. It comes at a time when Government, with support from the World Bank, is undertaking a countrywide airborne geophysical survey. Prudent management of geologic...

Rapaport Trade Mission Meets Sierra Leone Diggers Proposes Local Competitive Auctions The Rapaport Trade Mission to Sierra Leone attracted a strong group of 29 international diamantaires and jewelers from the US, India, UAE, UK, Switzerland, Turkey, Canada, Spain, and Israel. For many, the trip was transformative as they visited the diggers in their villages and came face to face with the challenges and opportunities confronting the artisanal digger communities. Two days were spent up-country in Kono, where the group met with the paramount chiefs, visited diggers and digging sites, and had dinner with 50 members of the Kono District Miners Union. A highlight of the trip was the visit to Koryardu, the village where the Peace Diamond was discovered. A new medical center, school, and road are being constructed. For the first time, clean water, sanitation, and electricity will be provided. The group had lunch with the Alluvial Diamond and Gold Miners Association and m...

NMA Director General sells mining Opportunities to Investors in Ghana! The Director General of the National Minerals Agency, Julius Mattai, encouraged investors in Ghana to take advantage of the major opportunities for investment in the mining sector in Sierra Leone, where the Government is undertaking major reforms to make life easy for investors. Making a presentation on ‘What investors can take advantage of in the Minerals Sector in Sierra Leone’, at the Sierra Leone Investment Seminar. Julius Mattai informed a cross section of Government officials and investors that Sierra Leone is richly endowed with an abundance of minerals, including diamonds, gold. The above, coupled with the efforts of government to create an enabling investment climate, he went on, makes the country an attractive destination for mining investment. The Director General pointed out to the audience that the above list of minerals is by no means exhaustive, and he informed them that the country...

Contact right mandate For right rough info! The Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources notes with grave concern several reports, pronouncements and publications on mainstream and social media, relating to activities undertaken by Mineral Right Holders involving Government functionaries, without reference to the Ministry. The Ministry hereby announces for the information of the general public that only the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources and its implementing Agency the National Minerals Agency (NMA) have the mandate to regulate and make public pronouncements on mining matters on behalf of the Government of Sierra Leone. The Ministry therefore advises all mineral right holders and other stakeholders to henceforth direct all requests for the participation of Government functionaries in their activities, to the Ministry or the NMA. Government functionaries are also advised to contact the Ministry of Mines and the NMA for clarification or correct information whe...

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 ge...

Tongo in Sierra Leone exports Rough samples of 1626 carats! According to the Stellar Diamonds has previously reported that the Diamond Project in Sierra Leone contains a JORC-compliant inferred historical resource of 4.5 million carats.   This resource is based on over 65,000m of drilling, which has delineated the kimberlite dykes to approximately 200m below surface.   Newfield Executive Director, Karl Smithson, commented: “We are rapidly nearing the conclusion of the Tongo Front-End Engineering Design programme with our technical partners PPM, SRK Consulting and Datamine. Final mine optimisation is ongoing and will be completed shortly. We have also commenced the excavations and shaping of the box cut for the single access portal in order to maximise efficiency in the planned mine development schedule. The receipt of the 25 year, renewable, large-scale mining licence for Sierra Diamonds is another key step forward as we move towards the proposed commercia...

Imposed ban in August 2018 now lifted Resumes processing of applications The Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources and the National Minerals Agency (NMA) wish to inform the general public that after due consideration and certain measures, the suspension of the processing of application for mineral rights, which was imposed in August 2018, has been lifted, and the NMA has resumed processing of applications.   The Ministry of Mines and the NMA, therefore, encourage credible investors who wish to secure mining licences and other mineral rights to contact the NMA at New England Ville for further information. The Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources and the National Minerals Agency take this opportunity to assure the public of their commitment to ensure that the people of Sierra Leone derive maximum benefits from the mineral resources. Earlier in the month of November 2018, Vice President, Sierra Leone had launched US$ 20 million World Bank project to boost mini...