Craters filled with muddy water pocket the landscape of the Kono district in Sierra Leone – the result of a blood diamond ...

Notable finds include the 968.9-carat Star of Sierra Leone and a 709-carat alluvial diamond discovered in 2017. Kono District and Tongo Field are key mining areas.

In Sierra Leone, Carat and the Stick. Workers Weigh the Cost of Diamond Mine Labor, Lure of Illegal Trading. By Robyn Dixon. April 22, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. EDT.

The Sierra Leone government must continue to ensure that the human rights of people living close to the diamond mine exploited by Meya Mining in eastern Kono district are protected, Amnesty ...

Diamond mining in Sierra Leone, for years a symbol of the worst form of exploitation of Africa's natural resources, is following a global economic trend with miners turning to gold.

Sunergy, Inc.: Sierra Leone Acquisition Due Diligence Completed and Definitive Written Agreement Terms Agreed for 140.1 Sq. Km. Gold, Rare Earths and Diamond Concession, Enabling Rapid Closing ...

A Christian pastor working in the mines of eastern Sierra Leone has unearthed a 706-carat diamond, a discovery that experts say could be the 10th largest stone ever found.

The predecessor of Iluka Resources/Sierra Rutile started using dredges to mine mineral sands in 1967 and the Sierra Rutile concessions still host one of the world's largest natural rutile deposits.

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Officials say a deadly strike at a Sierra Leone diamond mine is now over. Two people were killed in the violence at the mine in Koidu in eastern Sierra Leone, where ...

Craters filled with muddy water pocket the landscape of the Kono district in Sierra Leone – the result of past diamond mining ventures which sparked a vicious local battle over resources ...