Mine site rehabilitation in Sierra Leone – A rapid appraisal of selected sites

The main findings of the field assessment were: •Mine rehabilitation and mine closure planning requires greater prioritisation at all of the mining sites visited.•There was evidence of activities at each site to address mine rehabilitation and mine closure planning.\ua0 •Progressive rehabilitation of disturbed mining land following mining was not widely practiced. •Only a minority of sites have high-risk waste streams or process chemicals that require careful attention; the soil substrates at many sites are capable of supporting revegetation; and the climate in Sierra Leone is broadly favourable for successful revegetation. Widespread burning practices present challenges to revegetation