The Management of Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC) along with the Project Management Committee (PMC) of Laar Clan on Saturday, December 14, 2024 dedicated and turned over two gigantic projects to citizens of Wealiquah and Keita Communities respectively.

The two projects are; a six-bedroom school building which was constructed in Wealiquah Town and a four-bedroom guest house also built in Keita, Laar Clan, Gola Konneh District, Grand Cape Mount County.

Speaking during the dedicatory ceremony officials of BMMC’s Community Relations and Technical Teams stated that the projects worth over Eight-Five Thousand United States Dollars were implemented through the Clan Development Fund provided by the Company for development purposes.

“The dedication of these projects shows that BMMC is committed to improving the human capacity of citizens within its host communities especially the youths. BMMC is bringing this light to you the citizens because knowledge is power and with this foundation, you will be able to pursue higher education”.

Meanwhile, citizens of the two communities have expressed their thanks and appreciation to the Management of BMMC for undertaking such impactful initiatives in their respective communities.

“Since Wealiquah was founded, this is the first time for us to have a modern school in our community” the youths of Wealiquah through their chairman indicated. With the construction of this school, our children will have access to quality education.

The citizens also lauded the Project Management Committee of Laar Clan and the contractors for ensuring the successful completion of the school and guest house projects.

Tajah Village Saving Club is one of the five loan and savings groups in Kinjor that has been benefiting from Bea Mountain Mining Corporation’s (BMMC’s) Micro loan program for several years. Between 2022 and 2023, the Company disbursed a total sum of one hundred and fifty thousand United States dollars (USD150,000) to the Yellow Painters of Kinjor as a means of livelihoods support. The five groups include Hope for Tomorrow, Kambawamokor, Mutama, Tajah, and Touch One, Touch All benefited from the loan savings package.

The first payment of USD50,000 was made in 2022. The groups received the second payment of USD50,000 (Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) in April 2023 while another disbursement of USD50,000 (Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) was made in August 2023, making a total of USD150,000 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars). These disbursements were made in the presence of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Local Authorities, beneficiaries and other stakeholders. 

The club officials announced their savings during this year’s anniversary celebration and thanked BMMC for supporting them through the micro loan initiative. According to them, the money provided by BMMC has greatly transformed their lives and is making a significant impact in the community. It has enabled some of them to expand their businesses, travel to Guinea and other neighboring countries for business. Beneficiaries are also able to send their children and other relatives to good schools and take care of their daily family obligations. The Company also helps to boost some of these businesses by giving them the opportunity to supply food to some groups and individuals, which is paid for every month.

Members of Tajah Village Saving Club lauded BMMC for this support. They requested to the Senior Management of BMMC to help them build a bigger savings place. According to them, their current savings place is small, and the number of people is increasing.

BMMC’s empowerment to women is not only limited to the Kinjor groups, but is extended to other areas. Some women from the Darblo Clan and Matambo Corridor have also been beneficiaries of micro loan through the Darblo Clan Development Fund and the Matambo Corridor Development Fund. For instance, the Darblo Clan Women received USD15,000 (Fifteen Thousand United States Dollars) while the Matambo Women Development Association received the sum of USD27,500 (Twenty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred United States Dollars) in 2023.

The Management of Bea Mountain Mining Corporation has officially launched the 2024 Christmas cleaning up initiative in Kinjor, and several of its host communities in Grand Cape Mount County.

The cleaning up initiative which kicked off on December 5, 2024, is intended to empower over two hundred young people from BMMC’s host communities including Kinjor, Marvoh, Downstream Community, Weajue, Ndablama.

This according to the Company, will also serve as a livelihood, as it helps youths within the communities, especially those without jobs to earn some money to boost their lives and families.

According to the Senior Management of BMMC, it decided to support the cleaning up campaign as a means of giving the communities a good facelift for the Christmas and New Year celebrations.

During the launch of the program, BMMC through its Community Relations Superintendent Isaac Z.K Sasraku presented sanitation materials to the youths of Kinjor, Marvoh, Downstream Community, Weajue, Ndablama. The sanitation materials include, shovels, wheelbarrows, cutlasses, rakes and reflective vests among others.

“On behalf of Bea Mountain Mining Corporation, we present to you these cleaning materials. This is in addition to what BMMC has been doing helping you to clean your communities. Last week there was a cleaning initiative around the new borehole, and today we are doing this, it is for fifteen days for us to keep the communities clean and also for us to augment the livelihood of our unskilled colleagues, most of whom are women” Mr. Sasraku stated.

He concluded by saying “So this is a boost for us for the Christmas, and I want to say thank you very much Mr. RAP Chairman and the leadership of Kinjor and the young people for your cooperation and for helping to keep the environment clean.

Speaking on behalf of the young people, the Youth Chairman of Kinjor Winston Korsor and RAP Chairman Lassana K. Sambola thanked the Management of BMMC for the cleaning up initiative.

“We want to say a very big thank you to Bea Mountain for this initiative. BMMC has been very supportive of our sanitation program since 2020, every December, every July 26, but now we are encouraging the Company to make this program regular, at least every month” the Youth Chairman recommended.

Meanwhile, the youths of Weajue and Ndablama Project Sites have commended the Management of Bea Mountain for the cleaning up initiative. They stated that the program will greatly reduce financial burden on their respective families during the festive season.

Ahead of Liberia’s 177th Independence Day celebration, the Management of Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC) has commenced the distribution of huge quantity of rice to its Host Communities.

On Monday, July 22, 2024, the Community Relations Department of BMMC headed by its Advisor Mrs. Aminata Ayesha Kamara presented one hundred and twenty (120) bags of rice and sanitation materials to the leadership of Kinjor in the presence of community members at the Kinjor Clinic.

“On behalf of Bea Mountain Mining Corporation, I want to thank you again for been with us. We are going to do two presentations today. The tools you see here are part of the cleaning initiative in Kinjor. We appreciate the youths of Kinjor for the initiative they started and BMMC is fully supporting them with some tools to continue” the Community Relations Advisor Mrs. Kamara disclosed.

The CR Advisor further stated that for the usual July 26 celebration, the rice distribution by BMMC is part of the Company’s goodwill gesture to its host communities.

“We know that celebration is good, because when you celebrate, you come together and there is unity. Celebration brings peace, it creates joy and it improves the tenacity circle of love” she asserted.

Mrs. Kamara indicated that BMMC and the citizens are all partners, and added that the Company values and considers all stakeholders as partners in development.

The Chairman of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) of Kinjor Lassana K. Sambola, Youth Chairman Winston Korsor, Chair Lady Bartu Brown, Head of the Tribal Governor, Solomon Weayee and other stakeholders received the rice and sanitation materials.

In a joyous mode, the stakeholders appreciated BMMC for all the numerous contributions and support to their communities.

The Human Capacity and Development Manager of Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC) Oliver Gipli says the Company will continue to provide the necessary support to the Daniel F. Tolbert Memorial Academy and Vocational Institute in Kinjor, Grand Cape Mount County.

He made the commitment on Sunday, July 14, 2024 during the first closing program of the TVET School.

The TEVET School which officially commenced academy activities on February 19, 2024 was constructed by BMMC in fulfilment of the Company’s obligation under the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) and the Mineral Development Agreement (MDA).

The closing program was graced by BMMC Officials including its  Human Capacity & Development Manager and a Team from the Human Resource Department along with CR Media Relations Assistant James Karimu.

According to the school’s administration, a total of thirty (30) students enrolled in the TEVET Program for academic year 2023/2024.  Of the thirty students, twenty two (22) of them studied computer science, five (5) catering and three (3 ) agriculture respectively.

Serving as Guest Speaker during the program, Mr. Oliver Gipli spoke on the topic “Value of Education” and encouraged the students to take their lessons very seriously.

“BMMC will continue to stand by the school administration in terms of giving them the necessary support” the Human Capacity and Development Manager asserted.

Mr. Gipli said when young people of the County acquire the requisite vocational and technical education, they can positively contribute to the growth and development of their country.

At the same time, the BMMC Human Capacity and Development Manager and his staff Miss Diana Monliala were both certificated by the Administration of the Daniel F. Tolbert Memorial Academy and Vocational Institute for the services rendered to the school over the period of time.

Kinjor, Grand Cape Mount County – It was a colorful event over the weekend in Kinjor, Grand Cape Mount County when residents and management of Bea Mountain Mining Company (BMMC) held a peace and reconciliation tournament.

The tournament was sponsored by the company as a sign of solidary and peaceful coexistence.

During a brief opening ceremony of the Peace and Reconciliation Tournament, various groups ranging from advocacy, Youths, Women and other Stakeholders from Kinjor Community and Bea Mountain Mining Corporation, thanked the company for the support given towards the program.

They also disclosed that the ceremony is intended to continually bring unity, peace and reconciliation among the citizens and Bea Mountain Mining Corporation.

For their part, the Advocacy Group said though there were differences and issues between them and the Company, it is now time for all parties to reconcile and keep the community peaceful so that citizens and residents of Kinjor and Liberia in general can continue to benefit from the agreement the company signed with the Liberian Government.

Making remarks also during the opening ceremony, the Management represented by its Human Resources Manager Oliver Gilpli, Government and Community Relations Manager Alpaslan Ozbilge Bey and Community Relations Advisor Aminata Kamara lauded the organizers for said activities and furthered that they will continue to work with the community and its citizens to ensure that the mine is always peaceful.

The company has over the past time had some issues with some residents for employment purposes. The company said they were there for a long time and the issue of employment would be taken care of gradually.

Besides the tournament, last month, the company made payment of US$450.00(Four hundred and fifty thousand United States dollars) to three clans in Cape Mount as part of the Clan Development Funds. In addition to that, the company gives quarterly payment to the elderlywith assorted food items. 

The Technical Team of Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC) has disclosed that the ongoing sustainable water tower construction project in Kinjor is nearing completion.

It can be recalled; the water tower construction project was launched by BMMC on 20 March 2024 in the Town of Kinjor with a population of a little over fifteen thousand inhabitants located in Darblo Clan, Gola Konneh District, Grand Cape Mount County.

In order to ensure the supply of sustainable and quality water to citizens of its host communities, BMMC hired a Professional Drilling Company, SENAN Group Limited Borehole Drilling & Construction Company to construct the water facilities in Kinjor and other host communities in Grand Cape Mount County.

The water project is part of efforts by BMMC intended to address the issue of safe drinking water for residents living within its host communities.

BMMC also constructing water facilities in other communities. 

Prior to the construction of these water tower facilities, BMMC has over the years constructed and regularly repaired hand pumps in numerous of its host communities.

Meanwhile, the Technical Manager of SENAN Group, Hannan Senan has assured citizens of Kinjor that his company is committed to providing quality water for them.

At the same time, citizens of Kinjor have expressed their thanks and appreciations to the Management of Bea Mountain Mining Corporation for the timely intervention, stressing that the project will have significant impact on the various communities.

The Town Chief of Kinjor, Zinnah Darblo and the Youth Chairman Winston Korsor also lauded BMMC for undertaken several community driven projects over the years, including the disbursements of annual Clan Development Funds to Mana, Laar and Darblo Clans, the quarterly support to elders, support to the education sector, the rehabilitation of community roads, the construction and support to clinics among many others.