(PDF) The new kid on the old block: Coltan, conflict-prone …
The new kid on the old block: Coltan, conflict-prone minerals, and post-war reconstruction in Sierra Leone. June 2015. The Extractive Industries and Society 3 (2) …
The new kid on the old block: Coltan, conflict-prone minerals, and post-war reconstruction in Sierra Leone. June 2015. The Extractive Industries and Society 3 (2) …
To many, Sierra Leone is a " land" rich in mineral resources such as – Diamond, Gold, Bauxite, Rutile, Copper, Iron Ore and now Coltan. ... evaluation and mining development programmes and with the discovery of economic deposits of coltan-Dr. Jan P.J. Ketelaar, a Mining Engineer with a lot of experience in Sierra Leone, has …
resources (e.g., diamonds in Sierra Leone). Control over the Coltan ores in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has helped to fund domestic militia …
Our company, established in January 2022, brings together Krowork Ltd and G Smart Ltd, firms that have been operating in Sierra Leone for several years. In addition to the two principal founding partners, equity shares are allocated to various technical experts, with both the founders and technicians being of Italian origin.
Diamond mining from 1930 Sierra Leone Selection Trust (SLST) began mining diamonds in Kono in 1930 and by 1951 cumulative production annual production averaged 750,000 - 1970, the government acquired a 51% interest and after 1975, exports declined to less than 0.3 Mct/yr and official exports dwindled to less than 10,000 ct …
The rare earth mineral industry in Sierra Leone is touted as a new frontier with ongoing exploration and ex-. ploitation of new deposits. However, a review of …
This is because, in Central Africa, coltan is a conflict mineral — not unlike blood diamonds in Sierra Leone and Liberia — and are controlled by armed rebels and gangsters in connection with ...
Vatic Ventures Corp. (TSXV:VCV) is pleased to announce that it has entered into negotiations with a private Sierra Leone company to earn a majority interest in a columbite-tantalite ("coltan ...
This study focuses on the impacts of gold mining on surface water resources near the Baomahun Gold Deposit in Bo District, Southern Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone Leading Mining & Export Company for Minerals. We deal in Africa Gold, Diamonds, Copper Cathode, Coltan and Gemstones. African Minerals & Metals
We follow this with an overview of early colonial efforts at searching for and evaluating deposits of REMs and associated minerals containing other strategic metals …
Blessed with enviable deposits of a plethora of mineral resources such as diamond, rutile, ilmenite, bauxite, gold, iron ore, limonite, platinum, chromite (columbite-tantalite) i.e. coltan, tantalite, columbite and zircon; and as if that was not enough the discovery of very promising oil and gas reserves offshore, Sierra Leone has rather shot …
The Sum of Le 1.4 Billion was paid by the Pan Africa Rare Mining Company Sierra Leone Limited to the three mining communities of Nimikoro, Nimiyama and Sandor in Kono District as surface rent for the use of their land. ... This time round, it must be noted that it will be the first time Coltan mining is going to commence in the district by the ...
Mineral Conflicts: Coltan Mining in Africa "This is Africa" was the exasperated conclusion of Leonardo Di Caprio's character in the 2006 film, Blood Diamond. ... Indeed, the chain of doom started with blood diamonds in Angola and Sierra Leone, which fuelled much of the war effort where the National Union for the Total Independence of ...
1 It is commonly known as coltan in Africa. Exploitation of alluvial diamonds in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Liberia, and Sierra Leone contrib- ... diamond mining and smuggling in Sierra Leone. The paper contends that …
Diamonds Can Help Solve Contemporary Human Rights Violations Within the Cobalt & Coltan Mining Industries, 16 Loy. U. Chi. Int'l L. Rev. 115 (2020). ... war in Sierra Leone and Angola. 4 . Sierra Leone, as a country affected by the so-named resource curse, is rich in natural diamond stores beneath its soil, and yet is ...
By: PROBLYN J. ALPHA. After four years of exploration in Sandor Chiefdom the Pan Africa metal Rare Mining Company Kono District has been officially commissioned to carry out large scale mining of Colton for a minimum of twenty five years after going through the necessary procedure of the mines and minerals laws of Sierra Leone.
We examine the nascent coltan industry in Sierra Leone, particularly in the context of the strategic importance of its constituent elements, niobium and tantalum, and the historic illegal mining and smuggling problems in Sierra Leone.
Kono District is most synonymous with mining than perhaps any other place in Sierra Leone. The soils of Kono are home to some of the country's previous minerals, like diamond, gold, bauxite, iron ore, etc. However, this is the first time Coltan mining is going to be commenced in the district by the Pan African Rare Metals Mining Company.
Sierra Leone is richly endowed with minerals such as iron ore, rutile, diamonds, bauxite, gold, platinum, zircon, ilmenite, chromite and columbite-tantalite …
Civil wars often concern and are frequently extended by the presence of natural resources (e.g., 'Blood Diamonds' in Sierra Leone). Control over the Coltan ores (geological name Columbite Tantalite) in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has helped to fund domestic militia and foreign armies, prolonging the war ...
mining • Diamond smuggling • Artisanal miners • Kono District • Sierra Leone Introduction A number of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries are endowed with alluvial deposits of …
Chief Technical Officer - Leone Rock Metal Group · Experience in Iron Ore, Columbite-Tantalite (Coltan) and Cassiterite explorationWork and research on shear zone and Orogenic gold systemWork with Diamond Alluvial and KimberliteEluvial Gold Gold Alluvials and Source RockAlluvial Coltan and Source …
The prophecy made by President Ernest Bai Koroma that by 2035 Sierra Leone will become a middle-income country, has been conceived by the Director General of the National Minerals Agency (NMA), Sahr Wonday who said "the minerals sector is growing, and it has the potential to transform Sierra Leone to a middle income country by
Coltan in Sierra Leone is a fairly recent discovery. The Director General of the Mines Department of the country recently described coltan as the "new kid on the block" on the Sierra Leone mineral ...
Sierra Leone'sMining Sector Julius Mattai, Director-General National Minerals Agency, Sierra Leone 1 December 2022 Sahmyook Health University Seoul, South Korea 60th Anniversary Of Bilateral Relations. ... Sandor Coltan Deposit 36.5 million m3 Malonpo Iron Ore Deposit 1.1 billion tons
Mining is the core revenue source of Sierra Leone's post-war reconstruction and development Agenda for Prosperity (2013–2018). This initiative includes large-scale extraction of minerals such as iron ore, bauxite, and titanium and artisanal mining of gold and diamonds. The government perceives columbite–tantalite (coltan), a high value …
The territory of Sierra Leone in British West Africa comprises a Colony and a Protectorate, covering a total area comparable with that of Ireland. The Colony consists mainly of a mountainous peninsula about 25 miles long and 9 miles in mean width. The Protectorate can be divided physiographically into a low-lying coastal plain, and an interior ...
Company Description Our Company is based in Freetown and we are dealing with anything precious minerals but presently we have alot of coltan deposit at kamakwie in sierra leone which the percentage are 12 percentage up ward.We also have strong partner in Tanzania and Congo which the percentage are very high quality from 35% to 50%.
Mineral Conflicts: Coltan Mining in Africa. 15 Mar 2016. By Hale Yildiz. Fresh perspective; Share. Facebook. ... Indeed, the chain of doom started with blood diamonds in Angola and Sierra Leone, which …