Dear Friends, I am pleased to welcome you to the updated Website of the Ministry of Mines & Mineral Resources in Sierra Leone, designed to inform stakeholders about the mining and minerals sector in the country.. You will now see a much broader range of information on the Site, more attractively presented and more user friendly.
Read MoreMinistry of Mines and Mineral Resources. slminerals.org ... Search for: Schedules.
Read MoreThe NMA will be good for Sierra Leone. It will provide more fair and predictable
Read MoreSierra Leone’s primary mineral resources are diamonds, rutile, bauxite, gold and
Read MoreThe new Mines and Minerals Act brings important benefits to the economy, local
Read MoreMinistry seeks comment on Environmental & Social Impact Assessment as well as
Read MoreThe Kimberley Process and Sierra Leone The UN Resolution on Sierra Leone
Read MoreThe Government of Sierra Leone has signed the following large-scale mining
Read MoreThe Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) at the National Minerals Agency, Wilkinson
Read MoreMinistry of Mines and Mineral Resources for providing political guidance and necessary support required to successfully prepare this policy. ... improved governance and management of mineral resources in Sierra Leone. We would like to thank the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) team in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Read MoreKey Minerals. Sierra Leone’s primary mineral resources are diamonds, rutile, bauxite, gold and small amounts of iron ore and limonite. The Sierra Leone diamond fields cover an area of about 7,700 square miles (about one quarter of the country) in the south-eastern and eastern parts of Sierra Leone. The diamond producing areas are concentrated ...
Read MoreMinistry of Mines and Mineral Resources (Sierra Leone) The National Minerals Agency (NMA) is a new, semi-autonomous government agency that
Read MoreThe updated website of the Ministry of Mines & Mineral Resources in Sierra Leone was designed to inform stakeholders about the mining and minerals sector in the country. This provides a much broader range of information more and
Read MoreThe Ministry of Mineral Resources (MMR) Sierra Leone is located on the 5th Floor Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Further to this the MMR Geological Surveys Department can be found at the New England estate, also in Freetown. The Ministry also supports a network of Regional Office in Makeni, Bo, Kenema and Kono, each headed by a Government Mines Engineer.
Read More1. 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.
Read MoreThe mining industry of Sierra Leone accounted for 4.5 percent of the country's GDP in 2007 and minerals made up 79 percent of total export revenue with diamonds accounting for 46 percent of export revenue in 2008. The main minerals mined in Sierra Leone are diamonds, rutile, bauxite, gold, iron and limonite. Mining in Sierra Leone has been seen as one of the key factors for instability i
Read MoreThe updated website of the Ministry of Mines & Mineral Resources in Sierra Leone was designed to inform stakeholders about the mining and minerals sector in the country. This provides a much broader range of information more and
Read More04-08-2020 · As the new Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, he will be responsible for the implementation of the Mines and Minerals Act 2009 working in close partnership with the National Minerals Agency. And according to part 3 of the Mines and Minerals act the minister will oversee all the administration of the act.
Read MoreSIERRA LEONE MINISTRY OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES. THE NATIONAL MINERALS AGENCY – SIERRA LEONE The National Minerals Agency (NMA) is a regulatory Agency responsible for promoting the sustainable development of Sierra Leone’s mineral sector; collecting, managing and disseminating geo-scientific data and information; implementing
Read MoreMore recently, the Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Mr Morie Manyeh, is reported as stating that the review of the mining regime in Sierra Leone would “capture into law and infuse into regulations” practices recommended in the World Bank publication titled, “License to drill; A Manual on Integrity Due Diligence in Extractive Sector Licensing”, which was launched in
Read MoreA Review of Sierra Leones Mines and Minerals Act 2009. Many of these issues are now addressed by the 2016 and 2019 Financial Acts (FA), the Extractive Industry Revenue Act 2018 (EIRA) and hopefully the upcoming transfer pricing regulations. Thus, first and foremost, the new mining law should align with these instruments by: 1.
Read MoreThe mining industry of Sierra Leone accounted for 4.5 percent of the country's GDP in 2007 and minerals made up 79 percent of total export revenue with diamonds accounting for 46 percent of export revenue in 2008. The main minerals mined in Sierra Leone are diamonds, rutile, bauxite, gold, iron and limonite.. Mining in Sierra Leone has been seen as one of the key factors for
Read MoreSierra Leone The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009. Being an Act to consolidate and amend the law on mines and minerals; to promote local and foreign investment in the mining sector by introducing new and improved provisions for exploration, mine development and marketing of minerals and mineral secondary
Read More16-07-2021 · The Mines and Mineral Act (MMA, 2009) governs the mining sector, in addtion, the National Minerals Agency Act was established to create the National Minerals Agency to promote the development of the minerals sector. The petroleum sector is governed by the Oil/Gas-Petroleum Exploration and Production Act (2011). The fiscal regimes for the extractive
Read MoreThe Sierra Leone Government handed over the operations of the Tonkolili Iron Ore mining to the Chinese Kingho Mining Company through the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources in September 2020. The Tonkolili mine is Africa’s second-largest iron ore mine and one of the largest magnetite deposits globally with an estimated operational period of more than 60 years.
Read MoreAfrican Minerals in Sierra Leone Executive summary Introduction This research report focuses on the mining company African Minerals and its Tonkolili mine in Sierra Leone. African Minerals has recently filed for administration and has faced accusations of grave human rights abuses. This report is part of a series of case studies on iron ore mining
Read MoreMinistry of Mines and Mineral Resourecs Sierra Leone, Freetown. 2,017 likes · 258 talking about this. We are committed in maximizing Government revenue from the
Read MoreSierra Leone The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009. Being an Act to consolidate and amend the law on mines and minerals; to promote local and foreign investment in the mining sector by introducing new and improved provisions for exploration, mine development and marketing of minerals and mineral secondary
Read MoreMinistry of Mines and Mineral Resources - Sierra Leone updated their cover photo. May 16, 2018 ·. 2727. 1 Comment 2 Shares. Like Comment Share. See All. See More.
Read MoreA Review of Sierra Leones Mines and Minerals Act 2009. Many of these issues are now addressed by the 2016 and 2019 Financial Acts (FA), the Extractive Industry Revenue Act 2018 (EIRA) and hopefully the upcoming transfer pricing regulations. Thus, first and foremost, the new mining law should align with these instruments by: 1.
Read MoreSierra Leone minister of mines and mineral resources debunks reports of “licenses cancelations” as fictional, fake news Dennis Kabatto Mr. Foday Rado Yokie, minister of mines and mineral resources said Sunday reports of “cancelations or suspensions of several mining licenses” by reputable news organizations including London Financial Times and Reuters is
Read Moreof the Mines and Minerals Act 2009 and other supporting regulations. The Agency is responsible for promoting the development of the mines and minerals sector by effectively and efficiently managing the administration of mineral rights and minerals trading in Sierra Leone; data collection activities and promoting the rights of mining communities.
Read More16-07-2021 · The Mines and Mineral Act (MMA, 2009) governs the mining sector, in addtion, the National Minerals Agency Act was established to create the National Minerals Agency to promote the development of the minerals sector. The petroleum sector is governed by the Oil/Gas-Petroleum Exploration and Production Act (2011). The fiscal regimes for the extractive
Read MoreThe GoSL Online Repository is the result of RDF support to the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources in Sierra Leone which has been given since 2009. RDF has seconded staff to their Mining Cadastre Office throughout the period, in order to change the administrative processes and improve data management.
Read MoreThe Sierra Leone Government handed over the operations of the Tonkolili Iron Ore mining to the Chinese Kingho Mining Company through the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources in September 2020. The Tonkolili mine is Africa’s second-largest iron ore mine and one of the largest magnetite deposits globally with an estimated operational period of more than 60 years.
Read More05-11-2017 · Ministry of Mines is responsible for survey and exploration of all minerals, other than natural gases, petroleum and atomic minerals, for mining and metallurgy of non-ferrous metals like aluminium, copper, zinc, lead, gold, nickel, etc. and for administration of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 in respect of all mines and minerals
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