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Sierra Leone seals $330mn gold mine financing in historic African-led deal

Underground gold mine. Photo by April Vasquez @ Unsplash
Underground gold mine. Photo by April Vasquez @ Unsplash
  • $330mn senior debt secures Sierra Leone’s first large-scale gold mine
  • AFC, Afreximbank and Trafigura back landmark African-led financing

 

FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE — FG Gold has reached financial close on a $330mn senior debt package for the Baomahun Gold Project, unlocking Sierra Leone’s first large-scale commercial gold mine.

FG Gold Limited said the financing was arranged with Africa Finance Corporation and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), with additional capital mobilisation from Trafigura Group. The funding secures the construction and development of the Baomahun Gold Project, described as Sierra Leone’s flagship commercial gold mine.

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