Private company

Sierra Leone Selection Trust

Former Sierra Leone mining business

The Sierra Leone Selection Trust (SLST) was formed in 1934 following an agreement between the government of British Sierra Leone and the Consolidated African Selection Trust Ltd (CAST). CAST was formed in 1924 and was part of a much larger mining finance house Selection Trust Ltd which had been founded in 1913 by Alfred Chester Beatty (an American mining magnate).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1934Founded1
  • Industrymining1

The Sierra Leone Selection Trust (SLST) was formed in 1934 following an agreement between the government of British Sierra Leone and the Consolidated African Selection Trust Ltd (CAST). CAST was formed in 1924 and was part of a much larger mining finance house Selection Trust Ltd which had been founded in 1913 by Alfred Chester Beatty (an American mining magnate).2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Consolidated African Selection Trust

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1934Founded Founded1

Sources

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