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Sierra Leone cancels mining licence of Gerald Group unit

8th October 2019

By: Reuters

  

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FREETOWN – Sierra Leone's government has cancelled the mining licence of a subsidiary of Gerald Group, the mines minister told Reuters on Tuesday, amid a dispute over royalty payments.

SL Mining suspended its iron-ore mining operations in the West African country last month after filing for arbitration over the matter in an international court.

Sierra Leone's mines minister, Foday Rado Yokie, declined to comment further on the decision. "The matter is currently in court and I can't comment on an ongoing case," he said.

In July, authorities imposed a ban on exports from the company's Marampa mine, saying it had failed to maintain the mine's agreed work schedule or make royalty payments. SL Mining denies the accusations.

The International Chamber of Commerce ruled last month that the export ban should be lifted, but Sierra Leonean authorities refused to do so.

SL Mining estimates that Marampa holds about one-billion tonnes of iron-ore with a potential lifespan of 30 years.

Edited by Reuters

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