— Sesa Goa, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources, on Saturday said it will buy 51% stake in an iron ore making firm in Liberia for $90 million in an all-cash deal. Located in Western part of Liberia ...

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 — ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) began operations in Liberia in 2011. AML operates one large open pit iron ore mine on Mount Gangra in Nimba county, the Buchanan Port Facility on the central coast near Grand Bassa, and a railway connecting the two. The assets are 85% owned by ArcelorMittal, and 15% owned by the Liberian government.

Iron Ore Mining concessions in Liberia namely Bomi, Bea, and Mano in 2011 however, the operations could not be started due to outbreak of Ebola epidemic. The R & R (reclamation and rehabilitation) potential of all the three concessions is currently estimated at 3.8 BnT (billion tonnes) with a possibility

 — The Government of the Republic of Liberia and ArcelorMittal have signed an amendment to the Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) which paves the way for the expansion of the steel major's mining and …

 — Iron Ore. West Africa accounts for 15% of the iron ore production in Africa, with most mines located in Liberia, Sierra Leon, and Guinea. Liberia was the leading iron ore producer in Africa and 7th in the world in the 1970s. During this period, it became the 3rd largest iron ore exporter in the world.

 — Liberia - Trade, Agriculture, Mining: The Liberian economy is predominantly agrarian, and raw materials, equipment, and consumer goods are imported. Production for export is carried out on a large scale through foreign investment in rubber, forestry, and mining. Foreign ships registering under a Liberian "flag of convenience" have made …

 — The project involves mining and shipping high-grade iron ore, with a concentrate plant to be set up at the Bomi mine to produce over 65% Fe iron ore concentrate. The project also aims to contribute to the socio …

The iron ore mining sector could play a role in pulling Liberia out of crippling poverty. During the pre-war periods of high economic growth, iron ore mining was a prominent source of income and financing for Liberia's development agenda. During the 1970s and 80s iron ore shipments accounted for half of Liberia's export

Liberia is endowed with an impressive stock of mineral reserves and has traditionally relied on mining, namely iron ore, gold, and diamonds, as a major source of income. The recent growth in the mining sector has the potential to contribute significantly to employment, income generation, and infrast …

 — ArcelorMittal signed an agreement on Friday to stay for at least 25 more years in Liberia, where it will at least triple its iron ore production and invest an additional $800 million, the company ...

 — Liberia President George Manneh Weah said: "We are delighted to have reached this important agreement with ArcelorMittal Liberia, our long-term partner in the development of the mining sector in Liberia. "This agreement demonstrates to the world that Liberia welcomes foreign direct investment and is a key emerging destination for capital."

 — Following the signing of a 25-year deal with Liberia in 2005, ArcelorMittal shipped its first iron ore in 2011 from the Yekepa mine. Although the firm intended to expand the mine's output to 15 million tonnes per annum (mtpa), the expansion plan was put on hold in 2014.

 — The mine was operated by the Bong Mining Company between 1965 and 1990, during which time ~158 million tonnes of medium to high grade iron ore were …

 — Liberia will review its iron ore concession agreement with steel and mining company ArcelorMittal as well as other concessions signed by the West African country's current and previous governments ...

 — These products are from a 1.5 million tonnes/year dry grinding mill at the Bong mine in central Liberia. The Liberian government was expected to grant a 25-year "A-level" iron ore mining licence to the China's Baowu Group-backed Bao Chico Resources Liberia Company, after it has asked the Government of Liberia to grant it a 25-year …

 — On June 8, 2022, Western Cluster Liberia (WCL) broke grounds to begin iron ore mining in Bomi Hill, Bomi County. The project is a 25-year Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) signed between the Government of Liberia and the company in 2011. Opinion by Roland Perry, Contributing Writer The WCL project consists of three iron ore …

 — The mine was operated by the Bong Mining Company between 1965 and 1990, during which time ~158 million tonnes of medium to high grade iron ore were …

 — Liberia has a long history of reliance on its mineral reserves of iron ore, gold, and diamonds. Reports of mining activities date back as early as the years of the country's inception, at the time when freed American slaves were resettled on the coast of West Africa (Ndagano et al., 2021).

Other articles where Liberian Mining Company is discussed: Tubmanburg: …was long associated with the Liberian Mining Company (LMC; a subsidiary of Republic Steel Corporation), which closed down mining operations in the late 1970s. The firm, the first in Liberia to export iron ore, completed a 43-mile (69-km) narrow-gauge railway to the port …

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Table 2 and Fig. 4outline the various types of mining licenses and the procedures required to obtain the licenses, respectively. The duration, land size, and applicants' eligibility are also indicated.

 — Liberia, a small West African nation, is witnessing a surge in iron ore exports, thanks to a landmark project by Baowu Resources, the world's largest steel producer.

 — The Marampa mine is a brownfield haematite iron ore mine located approximately 150km north-east of Freetown in Sierra Leone, West Africa. A 4,000m drilling programme, including 11 drill holes, was completed on a 2.6km section of the ridge in 2010.

 — A 27-page "private and confidential" deed of settlement has been ratified by the Liberian government that sets out the modalities of the withdrawal and transfer of mining licences to the benefit of ArcelorMittal.The fruit of closed door negotiations between the global steel giant and the government, it confirms ArcelorMittal's acquisition of Solway …

5.1Mt ore Iron ore; hematite, magnetite 65–69% Fe Open pit 417 Mt Bong Mines/China Union 2009; 25 years 0.70Mt ore Iron ore; magnetite 35–45% Fe Open pit 290 Mt Putu Range/PIOM 2010; 25 years Mine development Iron ore; itabirite, goethite 45% Fe Proposed open pit 4.5 Bt Bomi, Bea, Mano/WCL 2011, 25 years Mine development Iron …

 — Production of iron ore is currently restricted to a single mine, Yekepa, in the Nimba Range. Other important deposits, some of them previously mined, include Bong, the Western Cluster, Putu and ...

 — Mount Nimba, Liberia: an abandoned mining site and the highest point in West Africa. Countries often collect royalties on the sale of their natural resources, but how can they be sure that the price is right when a mining company sells iron ore to its own steel mills? This was the problem faced by Liberia with its largest iron ore mine – and ...

 — Liberia's extractive sector – comprised of mining, oil and gas, forestry and agriculture – is the mainstay of the country's economy, contributing 56.61% of national GDP in 2022. The mining sector is …

 — Liberia is endowed with an impressive stock of mineral reserves and has traditionally relied on mining, namely iron ore, gold, and diamonds, as a major source of …