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Mining in Sierra Leone: output, exports and projects

Mine output, mineral exports and mining projects in Sierra Leone, from official statistics and company reports.

Updated November 5, 2026

Diamond diggers at work in Sierra Leone, in 2011
Diamond diggers at work in Sierra Leone, in 2011. Photo: Mummane / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

This page gathers the latest figures on this topic, each checked against its official source, and every Alama Report story on it. It is updated as new data comes out.

Latest figures

Mineral exports, 2025
$1.3bn · 2025
Source: Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources figures, as reported
Mining licence and royalty revenue, 2025
$55.8mn · 2025
Source: As reported by The Rio Times (no primary named)

Figures checked against their source.

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