WEST AFRICA · RESOURCES

Sierra Leone: natural resources

Minerals produced, mines and deposits, power capacity and how much the economy depends on resources. Sierra Leone is part of the Invest Global country data, so every figure carries its source.

Mines and deposits mapped
18
6 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
0.1 GW
3 plants
Clean share of electricity
95%
Ember, 2024

Mines and deposits

Titanium7
Platinum-group metals6
Bauxite and aluminium5
Iron ore3
Diamonds1
Phosphate1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Diminco MineDiamondsOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Sierra Leone Ore and Metals Gandama MineBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Sierra RutileTitaniumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Sierra Rutile MineTitaniumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Mogbwemo/Pejebu/Lanti/Gveni/SembehTitaniumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
MoyambaBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Alako WaterPlatinum-group metalsPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Babadori StreamPlatinum-group metalsPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Big WaterPlatinum-group metalsPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Freetown Layered Basic Complex Placers.Platinum-group metals, Bauxite and aluminium, Titanium, Iron orePast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Glinda WaterPlatinum-group metalsPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Guma WaterPlatinum-group metalsPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS

Showing operating and larger sites first. Open the map for every site.

Power capacity by fuel

Oil76 MW
Hydro50 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
KingtomOil53 MWNot stated
Bumbuna DamHydro50 MWNot stated
Bonthe WorksOil23 MWSierra Rutile Limited

Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Plants of about 1 MW and above, data mostly 2018 to 2021.

Resource dependence

Oil rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.2%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
0.1%
% of merchandise exports · 2018
Ores and metals exports
19.7%
% of merchandise exports · 2018

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Mine and deposit locations combine the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (public domain, last updated 2022, strongest for the United States and the Americas) and Wikidata (CC0, notable named mines). Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right. Production and reserve figures are from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and are rounded estimates. Power plants are from the WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), mostly 2018 to 2021. Nothing here is investment, legal or technical advice.