August 2023

Identification of iron ores in Sierra Leone, Africa by using remote sensing techniques

Remote sensing is used in this work as a geological reconnaissance technique, demonstrating that it is profitable and effective in providing valuable information for distant regions of mining interest. Due to the Civil War that affected Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2002, Sierra Leone's mining resurgence has focused only on restoring closed mines and the exploitation of previously proven reserves. Thus, the main...

Author(s): G. Diaz and R.M. Prol-Ledesma