Statement on ICC Arbitral Tribunal’s Peremptory Order relating to SL Mining’s Marampa Project
18 February, 2020 - Lunsar, Sierra Leone and London, UK: SL Mining Limited (“SL Mining” / “the Company”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Gerald International Limited, issues this press release in order to protect its legitimate interests and place third parties on notice. This release relates to the ICC Arbitral Tribunal’s Peremptory Order dated 13 February 2020 and the binding restrictions placed by the Tribunal upon the Government of Sierra Leone (“Government”) in respect of SL Mining’s Marampa Project, assets, stockpiles and equipment. SL Mining is pursuing legal action, including ICC Arbitration, against the Government of Sierra Leone as a result of the Government’s unlawful conduct and non-compliance with the binding decisions reached in international arbitration. In the Company’s Statement of 8 October 2019, SL Mining confirmed that the Government had, by letter received on 7 October 2019, purported to cancel SL Mining’s Large-Scale Mining Licence No ML 01/2017 rela...