By: Trokon Wrepue
MONROVIA – The Government of Liberia has completed a two-day compliance assessment of gold production, processing, and export activities carried out by Bea Mountain Mining Company in Kinjor, Grand Cape Mount County.
Bea Mountain, a Turkish-owned company, operates under a Mineral Development Agreement with the Liberian government.
According to Mines and Energy Minister Wilmot Paye, the assessment is part of the government’s ongoing efforts to monitor concessions and ensure all mineral rights holders comply with the country’s Minerals and Mining Law.
The evaluation, conducted by a high-level joint government delegation, focused on reviewing the implementation of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for gold exportation.
The team comprised representatives from the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of State, Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), and the Central Bank of Liberia.
“The 20-member joint team was led by the Minister of Mines and Energy, the Commissioner-General of the LRA, the Senior Economic Advisor to the President, the Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy for Planning, Research and Development, the Commissioner of Customs, and other senior technical staff from the participating institutions,” the Ministry stated.
While in Kinjor, the team inspected Bea Mountain’s gold smelting, packaging, weighing, and storage facilities. The delegation then proceeded to Roberts International Airport to observe the procedures surrounding the export of gold by the company.
“This compliance visit will extend to all mining companies operating in Liberia. No one will be excluded,” assured Minister Paye and Commissioner-General Dorbor Jallah of the LRA.
Concluding the inspection, both officials emphasized that the exercise aimed to strengthen government oversight from mineral recovery to processing, valuation, and export.
