under-developed. The mineral sector is one of these. The third five year plan for development and poverty alleviation 2006 …-2010, identified the mineral sector as one of the key sources of future growth for the country, along with tourism and agriculture …. This study was conducted to assess the potential contribution of the mineral sector to sustainable growth and poverty …

The West African Mineral Sector Strategic Assessment (WAMSSA) is a strategic environmental and social assessment … considerations into mineral sector development in Africa. The study focused on three Mano River Union (MRU) countries, Guinea …, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, all categorized as mineral-rich countries which earn - or could earn (in the case of Liberia …

This mineral sector review examines the mineral sector as a potential source of growth and development in Malawi. In … mineral sector growth, identifying which constraints to the development of the sector need to be addressed by the Government … and suggesting strategies to foster a positive contribution by the mineral sector to sustainable development and poverty …

discussed in a second national workshop during January 2004. Since January 2003, the Ministry of Mineral Resources has focused … on a number of fronts including: formation of a core mineral policy; deepening the policy work through a review of the … mineral and regulatory framework; efforts to improve the development of basic mapping geo-information; completion of the …