HISTORY OF ALLUVIAL GOLD AND DIAMOND MINING

Liberia has a long history of alluvial gold and diamond mining. Many small mining operations have been worked for generations. Numerous large artisanal mining sites occur within NHM’s licenses and highlight the potential for local source gold mineralization.

Liberia’s environment is favorable to the following economic deposit types:

• Gold-quartz veins and disseminated lode-gold associated with regional greenstone belts;
• Homestake-type deposits associated with iron formations;
• Diamondiferous kimberlite pipes of a younger age than the host gneissic basement complex;
• Alluvial/placer gold and diamond concentrations derived from the other deposit types.