By Edwin N. Khakie
Gbarnga, Bong County – July 5, 2025 – MNG Gold Liberia is about to restart its mining actions in Bong County’s Electoral District #1, particularly within the Kokoyah Statutory District, following a interval of operational slowdown. The announcement was made just lately by the corporate’s Public Relations Officer, Matthew Gbanken, throughout a dwell interview on a neighborhood radio station in Gbarnga.
Gbanken disclosed that the corporate has begun the method of transporting mining tools from its different operational websites again to Kokoyah in preparation for the resumption of full-scale mining operations.
He known as on residents of the affected communities to stay calm and cooperative as the corporate stays totally dedicated to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between MNG Gold and neighborhood leaders on the onset of the corporate’s operations within the space.
“We wish to reassure the individuals of Bong, particularly these in Kokoyah Statutory District, that MNG Gold is dedicated to fulfilling each facet of the MOU,” Gbanken emphasised.
As a part of its social accountability, Gbanken highlighted that MNG Gold has, through the years, offered scholarship alternatives to college students from affected communities, enabling them to pursue larger training at universities and schools throughout the nation.
He additionally cited the corporate’s current donation to the Bong County department of the Liberia Nationwide Blind Affiliation. The donation, which included a number of 25kg luggage of rice and different important supplies, is a part of MNG’s broader efforts to help susceptible teams in its operational areas.
“These initiatives underscore our dedication to giving again to the communities the place we function,” Gbanken mentioned.
The resumption of mining operations is predicted to revitalize the area’s economic system and create employment alternatives for native residents. Group members, civil society actors, and native authorities are carefully monitoring the implementation of the corporate’s guarantees to make sure that environmental and social safeguards are totally revered.
MNG Gold Liberia is without doubt one of the largest gold mining firms working in Liberia, having been lively within the nation since buying property in Bong County almost a decade in the past. -Edited by Othello B. Garblah.
