Senior Correspondent: Ramdul S. Kargbo

Leone Rock Metal Group has commissioned the Phase II expansion of its 30 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) magnetite processing plant at Ferengbaia, while also disbursing its fifth Community Development Agreement (CDA) Fund to mining communities. The new phase is expected to boost processing capacity, improve ore beneficiation, and increase national export earnings. The expansion supports job creation and aligns with the company’s long-term push for greater value addition within Sierra Leone’s...

Sierra Leone Police have named Goodluck Nicol, adopted son of slain lecturer Mrs. Catherine Valentina Kamanda, as the primary suspect in her death. Mrs. Kamanda, a lecturer at the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS) and wife of the Mines Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, was killed on the night of February 8, 2026, at the family residence in Goderich. An official police press release issued February 11, 2026, confirmed Nicol allegedly confessed to striking Mrs. Kamanda on...

Sierra Leone has secured USD 65 million in new mining investments during the 32nd Investing in African Mining Indaba, marking one of the nation’s most successful showings at the continent’s flagship extractives forum that took place between 9-12 February 2026, in Cape Town, South Africa. On opening day, February 9, 2026, Ecobank signed a USD 25 million financing facility with Meya Mining Company. Deal accelerates transition to full commercial diamond production in Kono District. Projected...