Sierra Gold Corp. Expands Operations to Diamonds in Sierra Leone

Posted in News by Admin on March 16th, 2009

Sierra Gold Corporation, which mines gold in Sierra Leone, entered into two new joint venture agreements in the Zimmi region of Sierra Leone for diamond mining. Sierra Gold explores for and develops  gold and diamond properties in West Africa and produced more than 70 troy ounces of gold in February.

Doug Evans, chief executive officer (CEO) of Sierra Gold, said,  “We are pleased to expand our operations to the diamond sector of Sierra Leone. This area is well known for colored diamonds including canary yellow stones. The country is well known throughout the world for the size and quality of its diamonds and we hope to take advantage of this opportunity.”