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Extractive Industries Technical Assistance Project Phase 2

Abstract*

The objective of the Second phase of Extractive Industries Technical Assistance Project for Sierra Leone is to strengthen governance, knowledge, and sustainability of the extractives sector in Sierra Leone. There are five components to the project, the first component being improve mineral sector governance. This component is comprised of the following subcomponents: strengthening extractive sector governance, transparency, accountability, and administration;... Show More

Development Objective

The proposed project development objective is to strengthen governance, knowledge, and sustainability of the extractives sector in Sierra Leone.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P160719
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Morten Larsen
Borrower 2
Ministry of Finance and Economic Development

Country
Sierra Leone
Disclosure Date
September 7, 2017
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
November 22, 2017
Effective Date
March 1, 2018

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 20.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2018

Commitment Amount
US$ 20.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2022

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
October 16, 2023

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Energy100%
- FY17 - Energy Policies & Reform100%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion26%
- FY17 - Participation and Civic Engagement26%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development69%
- FY17 - Geospatial Services69%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	20.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	20.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	20.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	20.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of September 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of September 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Feb 14, 2019	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	1,255,800.00
May 14, 2019	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	217,525.89
Jan 22, 2019	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	183,454.34
May 14, 2019	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	1,004,640.00
Nov 22, 2017	IDA-D2680	Loan Commitment	20,000,000.00
Dec 14, 2022	IDA-D2680	Loan Cancel	4,411,455.00
Jul 20, 2023	IDA-D2680	Loan Cancel	14,175.64
Jul 10, 2023	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	-840.01
Jul 10, 2023	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	-13,191.99
Aug 8, 2022	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	156,563.70
Mar 2, 2022	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	178,270.66
Feb 7, 2022	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	265,360.40
Jan 3, 2023	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	229,350.60
Nov 29, 2022	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	125,253.19
Sep 20, 2022	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	238,530.81
Oct 21, 2022	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	212,486.38
Oct 27, 2021	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	206,577.86
Jul 22, 2022	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	138,839.94
May 27, 2022	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	183,958.66
Apr 21, 2022	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	149,073.83
Dec 14, 2020	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	159,890.40
Nov 20, 2020	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	114,202.58
Feb 8, 2021	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	106,698.91
Apr 12, 2021	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	119,241.03
Jun 1, 2021	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	263,718.72
Aug 5, 2021	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	145,546.88
Jan 17, 2020	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	753,480.00
Apr 9, 2020	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	627,900.00
Apr 3, 2020	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	235,092.44
Dec 16, 2019	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	144,271.20
Feb 24, 2020	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	85,733.41
Jun 1, 2020	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	79,083.77
Sep 25, 2020	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	179,015.72
Sep 8, 2020	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	162,121.45
Aug 10, 2020	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	149,539.16
Jul 15, 2019	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	230,962.16
Oct 16, 2020	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	627,900.00
Jul 22, 2020	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	157,838.66
Apr 19, 2019	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	224,552.66
Jun 13, 2019	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	87,058.02
Jun 25, 2019	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	184,569.30
Jun 25, 2019	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	1,004,640.00
Apr 3, 2019	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	1,004,640.00
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	257,434.11
Mar 13, 2019	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	221,708.45
Nov 13, 2019	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	141,873.83
Aug 23, 2019	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	128,213.82
Feb 3, 2020	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	234,422.69
Sep 18, 2018	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	73,665.61
May 24, 2018	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	1,730,209.90
Jul 16, 2018	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	237,758.64
Aug 20, 2018	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	183,635.81
Nov 26, 2018	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	162,584.14
Nov 2, 2018	IDA-D2680	Loan Disb	137,693.88

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2022-12-22
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-12-22
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-12-22
Procurement	Satisfactory	2022-12-22
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2022-12-22
Project Management	Satisfactory	2022-12-22

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-23-2023
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 12-15-2023	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance		N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Modest	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Complete a nationwide airborne geophysical study Value 25.00 100.00 0.00
Date October 29, 2019 December 30, 2022
Comment
Issue new mining licenses Value 1030.00 1133.00 0.00
Date March 8, 2018 December 30, 2022
Comment
Implement the Policy Actions Matrix of the Minerals Policy Value 10.00 30.00 0.00
Date October 29, 2019 December 31, 2022
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Citizen engagement - Components A and C - Nationwide consultations on new policies Value No Yes Yes
Date August 31, 2017 December 30, 2022 October 29, 2021
Comment
Citizen engagement Sensitization ahead of fly-overs Value No Yes Yes
Date August 31, 2017 December 30, 2022 March 20, 2019
Comment
Implement the Green Gold Pilot - Complete study on green gold value chain Value No No
Date August 31, 2017 November 7, 2022
Comment
Number of audit reports prepared Value 0.00 4.00 0.00
Date March 8, 2018 December 1, 2022
Comment
Contingency used Value No Yes
Date March 8, 2018 December 30, 2022
Comment
Revise Mines and Minerals Act Value No No No
Date August 31, 2017 December 30, 2022
Comment
Complete new and/or revised maps at 1:100.000 scale Value 0.00 15.00 0.00
Date March 8, 2018 December 30, 2022
Comment
Implement the Green Gold Pilot - Gold miners trained on cleaner technologies Value 0.00 20.00 20.00
Date August 31, 2017 December 30, 2022 December 31, 2021
Comment
Revise licensing procedures Value No No No
Date August 31, 2017 November 7, 2022
Comment
Revise legislation on artisanal mining Value No Yes No
Date August 31, 2017 December 30, 2022
Comment
Implement the Green Gold Pilot - Develop and implement the Green Gold branding campaign Value 0.00 1.00 0.00
Date August 31, 2017 December 30, 2022
Comment
Strengthen MMMR in policy making (number of people attending policy training per year). Value 0.00 15.00 4.00
Date August 31, 2017 December 30, 2022 September 30, 2021
Comment
Complete baseline study of artisanal mining Value No Yes
Date August 31, 2017 August 24, 2022
Comment
Formalize artisanal miners - Establish cooperatives Value 0.00 5.00 0.00
Date August 31, 2017 December 30, 2022
Comment
Attract private sector investment - Issue exploration licenses Value 146.00 175.00 29.00
Date August 31, 2017 December 30, 2022 September 30, 2021
Comment
Attract private sector investment - Conduct investment promotion at international conferences Value 0.00 8.00 2.00
Date August 31, 2017 December 30, 2022 November 30, 2021
Comment

Complete a nationwide airborne geophysical study	Value	25.00	100.00	0.00
	Date	October 29, 2019	December 30, 2022
	Comment

Issue new mining licenses	Value	1030.00	1133.00	0.00
	Date	March 8, 2018	December 30, 2022
	Comment

Implement the Policy Actions Matrix of the Minerals Policy	Value	10.00	30.00	0.00
	Date	October 29, 2019	December 31, 2022
	Comment

Number of audit reports prepared	Value	0.00	4.00	0.00
	Date	March 8, 2018	December 1, 2022
	Comment

Contingency used	Value	No	Yes
	Date	March 8, 2018	December 30, 2022
	Comment

Revise Mines and Minerals Act	Value	No	No	No
	Date	August 31, 2017	December 30, 2022
	Comment

Revise licensing procedures	Value	No	No	No
	Date	August 31, 2017	November 7, 2022
	Comment

Revise legislation on artisanal mining	Value	No	Yes	No
	Date	August 31, 2017	December 30, 2022
	Comment

Attract private sector investment - Issue exploration licenses	Value	146.00	175.00	29.00
	Date	August 31, 2017	December 30, 2022	September 30, 2021
	Comment