The London-based African Minerals firm claims its efforts to mine a whopping 11.7 billion tons of iron ore will bring $1.75 billion in foreign investment to Sierra Leone.
Nine years after the end of Sierra …
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Massive iron ore project brings mining tensions back to Sierra Leone
African Minerals’ Shandong deal hit by new delay
African Minerals said a planned $1,5-billion investment in its flagship iron-ore project in Sierra Leone had suffered a further delay with China’s Shandong Iron & Steel needing extra time to complete due diligence.
See http://www.miningweekly.com/article/african-minerals-shandong-deal-hit-by-new-delay-2010-10-29…
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Sierra Leone Government urged to revise agreement with London-listed African Minerals Ltd
The National Advocacy Coalition on the Extractives (NACE) is calling on the President and Parliament of Sierra Leone to demand a review of the mining agreement signed between the Government and African Minerals Limited, listed …
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West African iron ore: world’s biggest mine rush
“The three names dominating about 75% of global seaborne iron ore, Vale, Rio Tinto, and BHP Billiton, are full force involved in West African iron ore.”
London-listed African Minerals has announced further significant …
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