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Sustainable development and iron ore production in Sierra Leone: the next 50 years

M'cleod, Herbert (2013) Sustainable development and iron ore production in Sierra Leone: the next 50 years. International Growth Centre Blog (09 Dec 2013). Website.

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Abstract

West Africa is being described as iron ore’s new frontier, with deposits that could lead the region to account for about 10% of the world’s supply. Indeed, if current plans materialise and world demand remains firm, the region will be exporting at least 500 million tons per annum in the next five to seven years, yielding considerable revenues to governments for development. The multiplier effects will go well beyond the US$1.5 billion from royalties plus other fiscal gains that such exports will yield for the region, and Sierra Leone is set to get a fair share of this windfall.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://www.theigc.org/
Additional Information: © 2013 The Author(s)
Divisions: International Growth Centre
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
T Technology > TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
Date Deposited: 22 Jun 2017 12:20
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 19:11
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/82038

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