MINE EXCURSION
"Sierra Leone will become
one of the top diamond
producers in the world.
Sierra Leone President Julius Bio (centre) wants to attract a new wave of
foreign investors and mining companies to his country.
of completing its underground decline and will be operational
early in March 2020. Meanwhile, Jan Joubert, CEO of Meya
Mining, another stalwart in the Sierra Leone mining industry,
says a lot of new projects will now be fast tracked, because of
the more detailed information available. Joubert believes that
Sierra Leone will become one of the top diamond producers in
the world. Smithson says Tongo, which has a mine life of about
18 years, is only utilising three of the 11 Kimberlite pipes present
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African Mining March 2020
on its mining area. The government of Sierra Leone is on a major
drive to reform the economy, and to change perceptions about
a country that has been backstage for so long.
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