New Liberty mine, Liberia

A gold mine situated within the Bea Mountain Mineral Development Agreement property in Grand Cape Mount county, in the north-west region of Liberia.

SGS sets up Liberian iron-ore laboratory as West Africa exploration booms

The increase in iron-ore exploration and production in West Africa had prompted an increasing demand for mineral services, which led to SGS Mineral Services setting up the first commercial iron-ore laboratory in the region at Monrovia, in Liberia....

ArcelorMittal plans $125 iron-ore investment to raise output by 65%

Global number one steelmaker ArcelorMittal has revealed that it intends to invest $125-million in its iron-ore mines in Brazil, in order to increase their production by 65% by next year. The company’s Brazilian mines are forecast to produce...

ArcelorMittal’s iron-ore investments, Australian gold exploration in W Africa, S Africa in low mining destination rung

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal is investing more in iron-ore in South America and Africa; Australian junior Middle Island is pushing exploration hard in West Africa, and South Africa a low 20th on mining investment destination ladder.

South African banks engaged to fund Liberia’s first commercial gold mine

South African banks are being engaged for the raising of $113-million to fund Liberia’s first commercial gold mine. Financing for construction is expected to be completed by October and civil construction is expected to begin in the fourth...

Liberian iron-ore deposit promising – Tawana

ASX- and JSE-listed Tawana Resources on Tuesday reported it had found a significant iron-ore deposit at its Mofi Creek licence area in Liberia, next to the traditionally mined Bomi Hills area, containing iron concentrations of up to 64.8%. The...

South Africa’s Delta out to develop Liberia’s iron-ore industry

South Africa-based Delta Mining Consolidated, which, in January, was named the provisional winner of the bid to develop Liberia’s western iron-ore cluster, says it intends to develop three mining areas and build a pelletising plant.

Johnson-Sirleaf commits Liberia's extractive industries to transparency in a bid to benefit all

The former war-torn West African country of Liberia hopes that greater transparency concerning the income earned by its resources sector will encourage the much-needed investment to rebuild its economy.

New Liberian diamond discovery

The new diamond discovery in Liberia is being advanced, marine diamond producer, Diamond Fields International (DFI), has announced. The discovery is in the form of DFI’s second kimberlite find in that country.