Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Gold and Diamond Exports Plummet Due to Ebola

Aug 22, 2015 | AFP
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Sierra Leone said Saturday gold exports had plunged three-fold and diamond exports nearly halved in the first half of 2015, a sign of the devastation wrought on the mining industry by the Ebola epidemic. Gold exports went from 11,751 grams in January to 3,900 grams in June and July with revenues plummeting from $433,000 (380,000 euros) to $132,000, the National Minerals Agency (NMA) said in a statement.