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Liberian Development Chartered Company
The Mining Company of Liberia was possibly the first mining company in Liberia. This company was founded by Liberians, after the return of the Liberian explorer Benjamin J.K. Anderson from the interior in 1869, and was granted a concession in the same year, during the (first) administration of President James Spriggs Payne and only a few years after the formal establishment of a ‘closed door policy' by the introduction of the 'Ports of Entry Act'. In 1881 the company was transformed into the 'Union Mining Company' but information on it is scarce.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Mining Company of Liberia was possibly the first mining company in Liberia. This company was founded by Liberians, after the return of the Liberian explorer Benjamin J.K. Anderson from the interior in 1869, and was granted a concession in the same year, during the (first) administration of President James Spriggs Payne and only a few years after the formal establishment of a ‘closed door policy' by the introduction of the 'Ports of Entry Act'.2
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