Sierra Leone: Diamond Miners Adjust to Fight Against Ebola

Oct 12, 2014 | Ronen Shnidman, Rapaport
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Western diamond mining companies in Sierra Leone have adjusted their operations as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues to plague the country's diamond-rich eastern districts.

A country-wide lock-down instituted from September 18 to 21 included the Koidu mine, which is owned by the only industrial-scale diamond producer in Sierra Leone, Octéa Ltd. However, Octéa’s diamond production and sales are now proceeding without issue, according to Brett Richards, the CEO of Octéa’s parent company BSG Resources Limited.