1. WHO WE ARE
MNG Gold Liberia Inc. is a Turkish-Liberian Company
owned by the MNG Group of Companies with
Headquarters in Ankara, Turkey. The company is
Liberia second commercial gold mining company
with concession area located in Kokoyah Statutory
District, Bong County, and parts adjacent of Grand
Bassa and Nimba Counties. MNG Gold is exploring
and developing advance gold mining projects in
Turkey and West Africa and is financed by Mr.
Mehmet Nazif Gunal (MNG), a Turkish entrepreneur
with a wealth in excess of US$2 billion.
Ownership of the Kokoyah Gold Project was
acquired from AmLib United Minerals Incorporated,
a Liberian registered subsidiary of AmLib Holdings
Plc (AmLib) by MNG Gold Liberia Inc. in April 2014.
THE KOKOYAH GOLD PROJECT
The Kokoyah Gold Project is a fifty-five millions
United States Dollars ($55,000,000) gold mining and
processing venture aims at developing state of the
arts gold mining and processing facilities, and
providing new employment opportunities in Liberia.
Partial view of MNG Gold Liberia Tailing Pond
The company effectively integrate local human
resources and foreign expertise through the
adaptation of innovative approaches to commercial
gold mining. The project currently employed 345
Liberians and 182 (mainly) Turkish Expatriates.
The major mine infrastructure includes open pits,
ore stockpiles, waste rock dumps, processing plant,
tailing management facility, mine camp, power
generation, and water storage facilities. MNG Gold
Liberia’s operation will consist of mining
approximately 360,000 tons per annum (TPA) of
gold ore and the production of gold bullions through
standardize processing technology.
Some Liberian Employees interacting with the
Labor Ministry and MNG Gold Liberia’s HR and
Govt. & Comm. Rel. Department
OUR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Since acquiring the Kokoyah MDA from AmLib
United Minerals Inc. in 2014, there have been
numerous direct benefits to communities and
institutions in our operation area. These include
road and bridge rehabilitation, compensation to
damaged crop owners, local community projects
contributions, direct social development fund,
scholarship fund, donations to district and county
projects, ongoing modern high school and police
station construction - with officers’ living quarters -
and sustain stakeholders’ engagement processes in
enhancing public relations.
Road and Bridge Rehabilitation
As part of our corporate social responsibility to
communities in our operation area, in earnly 2015
MNG Gold Liberia rehabilitated a 8.5 km road, along
with damaged bridges, beginning from Gbarta to
our new camp site in Sayewheh Town, Boinsein
District, Bong County.
Part of the Gbarta to Sayewheh Town Road
Rehabilitated in 2015
Beginning in November of 2015, MNG Gold Liberia
constructed a detour road from David Deans Town -
through Dahnway Village - to Sayewheh Town. The
old road from David Deans Town to Sayewheh Town
pass through our resource area. Therefore, a detour
road was required before mining commence. The De
Tour is an old road from the South eastern part of
David Deans Town through Dahnway Village which
links the main road to Sayewheh Town, by-passing
where we currently have our open pit.
See the detour road map above
MNG GOLD LIBERIA INC.
NGALA GARDENS, OPPOSITE CHINESE
RESTAURANT, CONGO TOWN BACK
ROAD, MONROVIA, LIBERIA
www.mnggold.com
ben.sayeh@mnggold.com
lloyd.ngwayah@mnggold.com
dua.karnga@mnggold.com
DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY RELATIONS’ QUATERLY NEWSLETTER
2014 - 2016 MAIDEN EDITION
VOLUME 1 ISSUE #1
By Lloyd N. Ngwayah (BSc), Public Relations Officer, MNG Gold Liberia Inc.

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After the signing of the Damage Crop Claims Waiver
Agreement between communities along the
Boinsein District Road and MNG Gold Liberia in
2016, the company has started a major
rehabilitation of the main Boinsein District Road,
beginning from Sayewheh Town, Boinsein District to
Zayee Town Kpaii District, Bong County.
The rehabilitation of the road is in partial fulfilment
of MNG Gold Liberia’s commitments in the MOU
signed between the company and the people of
Kokoyah Statutory District. The 36 miles road when
completed, will be the first major rehabilitation of
feeder road in Boinsein District since the 1980s.
The Main District Road Currently being
Rehabilitated
The company had also rehabilitated other roads
linking smaller settlements like Bohn Village to the
main district road, and currently rehabilitating the
Bahn Town to David Deans Town Road. Discussion is
ongoing to rehabilitate the feeder road linking
Nimba County with Bong County through Niakeh
Town, Boinsein District toward the St. John River in
Bengland Town, Nimba County; as well as to
construct a new road via Sayewheh Town toward
Peters Town across the St. John River, linking Grand
Bassa County with Boinsein District, Bong County.
When completed, these roads will directly enable
thousands of people from towns and villages in
Bong, Nimba and Grand Bassa Counties to easily
access basic social services and carry on local
economic activities.
Compensation of Damaged Crop Owners
During the rehabilitation of the Gbarta to David
Deans Town Road, several crops were damaged.
Farmers along the road claimed they were not
consulted prior to the road rehabilitation and
therefore demanded compensations from the
company. Compensations were made to crop
owners based on the Ministry of Agriculture’s Crop
Compensation Price Listing.
A total of twelve thousands six hundred and ninety
four United States Dollars ($12,694 USD) was
initially paid to 22 farmers. An independent
evaluator, Earth Environmental Consultants was
hired by MNG Gold to conduct the implementation
of the Crop Compensation Plan (CCP) on behalf of
MNG according to the EPA Regulations.
A Crop Compensation Committee was set up
comprising the Ministry of Agriculture, the EPA, the
Kokoyah Development Steering Committee, MNG
Gold Liberia, and Earth Environmental Consultants
to monitor the payment. In total, MNG Gold Liberia
had paid up to thirty-five thousands United States
Dollars $35,000 USD in damaged crops
compensation as a result of drilling road
rehabilitation/construction; our camp site, plant
site, open pit, and tailing pond facilities
construction; as well as other activities related to
our operation.
Damaged Crops Payment Being made to some of
the Farmers
Community, District, & County Project
Contributions
Beginning July 2014 up to December 31st 2016, the
company had contributed cash, chairs, zinc,
cements, other materials to community projects,
and provision of hand pumps to communities within
our operation area. We also donated computers,
scanners, generators, and office desks to the
administrations of Kokoyah Statutory District and
Bong County. In addition to these, during the height
of the Ebola epidemic from 2014 to 2015, we also
provided several drugs and Ebola preventive
materials worth over fifty thousand United States
Dollars $50,000 USD to the six main clinics in
Kokoyah Statutory District, the Ebola Treatment
Center in Gbarnga, Bong County, and the
government owned John F. Kennedy Medical Center
in Monrovia.
Gowning of Some Members of MNG Gold Liberia
Senior Management Team by Local Community
Leaders, after Donation to the David Deans Town’s
Market Project in 2015
There were also major contributions and donations
made to organizations located within our
immediate concession area. On April 19, 2015, MNG
Gold Liberia donated one thousand United States
Dollars ($1,000 USD) and one hundred Bags of
cement to the David Deans Town Marketing
Association. In December 2015, MNG Gold Liberia
through the Office of Bong Senator Jewel Howard-
Taylor gave ten thousand United States Dollars
($10,000 USD) as scholarship contribution for Bong
County students attending the Bong County
Technical College. The company also gave five
hundred United States Dollars ($500 USD) to the
Boinsein Youth Parliament during its fund raising
rally in 2016.
11 teachers of the Sayewheh Town and David Deans
Town Public Schools located within these two
communities, close to our operation area, are being
provided two hundred United States Dollars
($200.00 USD) and one hundred and twenty-five
United States dollars ($125.00 USD) each
respectively, as monthly stipend. In addition to the
teachers’ stipend, MNG Gold Liberia also provided
recreation materials for students. Support to these
two schools is part of MNG Gold Liberia’s efforts to
contribute to the human resource development of
the communities where we operates.
Swings & Seesaws Donated to David Deans Town
Public School
Swings & Seesaws Donated to Sayewheh Town
Public School
In continuation with our custom of identifying with
our local communities, MNG Gold Liberia
periodically distributes rice during Liberia’s Festive
Seasons through the Department of Government &
Community Relations. Up to December 2016, we
have distributed over 400 (25 kg rice bags) to 42
towns and villages directly affected by our
operation. These gratuitous donations target the
elderly, children, and the disables.
Kids Cheering During Some of our Festive Seasons
Rice Donations in Boinsein District
On March 15, 2016, an unprecedented heavy
natural storm occured in Boinsein District and other
districts in Bong County which distroyed several
houses and killed at least 2 people in the district.
Communities and families from Boinsein District
were worst affected by the storm. These
communities, especially David Deans Town,
Sayewheh Town, Bahn Town, Dolo Town, Bohn
Town, and Queh-Garyeazon Town, plays host to
most of our workers and contractors who were
made homeless by the storm.

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On March 21, 2016, Representative Tokpah J.
Mulbah of our concession’s district and Senator
Henry W. Yallah, Chairman of the Bong County
Legislative Caucus paid a courtesy visit to the Project
Manager Mr. Ozkan Umurhan and requested MNG
Gold Liberia’s assistance of 50 bundles of zinc for the
storm disaster victims.
Some of the more than 300 Homes Damaged By
The March 15, 2016 Storm
Sen. Henry W. Yallah & Rep. Tokpah J. Mulbah Paid
Courtesy Visit to MNG Gold Kokoyah Camp after
the Storm Disaster
The 50 bundles of zinc were presented to the local
District Disaster Management Committee by the
Public Relations Officer of MNG Gold Liberia Mr.
Lloyd N. Ngwayah.
Rep. Edward W. Karfiah, Sen. Henry W. Yallah &
Rep. Tokpah J. Mulbah at the Chemical Spilled
Dialogue Forum
An EPA Team Conducting Water Analysis Where
the Chemical Accident Occurred
Donation of 50 bundles of Zinc to Storm Disaster
Victims by MNG Gold Liberia & Madam Martha
Zackpah, one of the Storm Victims thanking MNG
Gold Liberia for the Zinc Donation on behalf of the
District
Public/Community Relations Processes
One of the contentious issues faced by our
operation in 2015 was the relocation of Artisanal
Miners (Gold Boys) and their Alternative Livelihood
Plan (ALP). In preparation to start mining activities,
the Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy was asked
to address the issue of the relocation of Gold Boys
from our immediate operation area to elsewhere.
In response, the Assistant Minister of Mines, Mr.
William Hines held a meeting with the Gold Boys on
May 18, 2015 and explained to them that “The title
to the Land is now owned by MNG Gold and all other
mining activities were Illegals. Therefore, Gold Boys
will have to relocate to other areas the Ministry will
deem fit”. The conclusion was that MNG Gold will
demarcate the area they will start to mine and
create a buffer around that area. As mining
progress, the company will notify the Ministry to
inform the Gold Boys of its plans and the Ministry
will act accordingly.
A Team of Senior National Police Officials Visiting
MNG Gold Liberia Kokoyah Camp in 2016
A Bird-eye View of MNG Gold Liberia Open Pit
During the meeting, it was agreed that the Ministry
of Lands, Mines and Energy, which is the arm of
Government responsible for giving out title to land
for mining and the regulator of Mining activities,
work along with the Gold Boys to work out the
Alternative Livelihood Plan in consultation with
MNG Gold Liberia.
Cross-section of MNG Gold Liberia Staff, Citizens
and Gold Boys listening to the Assistant Minister of
Mines
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed
between MNG Gold Liberia and the people of
Kokoyah Statutory District stipulates that upon the
commencement of commercial production, MNG
Gold Liberia should rehabilitate the main district
road.
During the Community Liaison and Public Relations
Officers initial survey on the road, it was observed
that there were cash tree crop farms (Rubber,
Cocoa, Coffee, Oil palm, etc.) and some shelters
virtually on the road in violation of the Ministry of
Public Works (MoPW) regulations which stipulates
that: “Crops and shelters (should be) located
beyond 20 feet on both sides of Feeder Roads in
Liberia”.
MNG Gold Liberia through the Department of
Community and Government Relations organized a
meeting to discuss the road rehabilitation process
and citizens contribution on August 8, 2015 in Yolo
Town, Boinsein District. Below is the summary of
key outcomes of the stakeholders’ meeting.

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Boinsein District Agreement and Expectations:
1. Agreed to waive all claims for damage
crop compensation during the road
rehabilitation;
2. Agreed to prepare and sign resolution
waiving all damage crop compensation
claims during the road rehabilitation;
3. Expect the road rehabilitation process to
begin when MNG Gold Liberia’s
commercial production start;
4. Expect due care to avoid unnecessary
damage to crops and shelters during the
road rehabilitation; and
5. Expect the road to be rehabilitated
according to the MoPW’s standard with
concrete bridges.
Department of Government and Community
Relations - MNG Gold Liberia Assurance:
1. Rehabilitation process on the district
road will start after MNG Gold Liberia’s
commercial production begin;
2. Due care will be taken to avoid damages
to crops where technically possible; and
3. The road will be rehabilitated according
to the MoPW’s standard with reinforce
concrete bridges where applicable.
Crop Owners along the District Road Making
Remarks during the Damaged Crops Waiver
Meeting
In April 2016, 11 officers of the Liberian National
Police were deployed in David Deans Town, the
largest community of our operation area in Boinsein
District.
During discussion with the Liberian National Police
Authority prior to their deployment, MNG Gold
Liberia were asked to assist government with a
police station, housing facility for the police, and
logistic supports during their operation in our
concession area.
Crop Owners along the District Road to be
rehabilitated Signing the Damaged Crop Claims
Waiver Agreement
Upon their arrival, management through the
Department of Government and Community
Relations provided temporary lodging and depot at
the company old Kokoyah Camp.
The company is also providing feeding, logistics and
stipend to the assigned police officers. These
supports are meant to facilitate the duty of the
police in protecting lives and properties in the area
since government said it has limited resources for
their deployment. Construction of the police station
and officers’ quarter are currently ongoing.
The Police Station & Officers’ Living Quarters
Nearing Completion
On February 16, 2016, a hired Trailer belonging to
the West Africa Transport (WAT) carrying a
container containing chemicals (Hydrochloric Acid)
for MNG Gold Liberia to its site in Kokoyah, made an
accident while ascending a hill near a village called
Barkon. The village, located near Botota, provincial
Headquarters of Kokoyah Statutory District,
contained two houses and a church. The accident
resulted into some of the chemical spilling on the
side of the road. Upon receipt of the information,
MNG Gold Liberia’s Management immediately
dispatched a Team of Chemist, Safety, and
Environmental Experts to contain and neutralize the
spillage, while at the same time contacted WAT of
the accident.
According to the police who was the first
respondent on the scene: “We asked the residents
of the village to leave their houses to move into the
church building as a means of precaution since we
did not know the type of chemical that was spilled”.
The police further informed us that the villagers that
were present when the accident occurred were
taken to the nearby Government Clinic in Botota for
checkup. When we visited the clinic, the Officer-In-
Charge (OIC) Mr. Parker Paye initial report was that
he did not find any major effects other than “the
villagers complaining of feeling nauseous and
weak”.
The Liberia Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
was informed about the chemical spillage and on
February 20, an Environmental-Social Impact
Assessment Team from the EPA conducted an
assessment and initial findings showed that aquatic
life in the stream near where the accident occurred
was not affected. The EPA full report later stated
there was no adverse environmental impact.
However during this process, the citizens of the area
demanded compensation from MNG Gold Liberia
for the spillage, threatening to disrupt the company
operations. This gradually created tension between
MNG Gold Liberia and the villagers.
On February 24, Hon. Tokpah J. Mulbah,
Representative of Bong’s Electorial District #1 where
we operate and Senator Henry W. Yallah, Chairman
of the Bong County Legislative Caucus, and
Represenatative Edward W. Karfiah, and some of
the county and district officials organized a mass
meeting with the citizens and invited MNG Gold
Liberia and WAT to amicably resolve the chemical
spilled situation. After presentations from the
villagers, local leaders, county authorities, the EPA,
WAT, and MNG Gold Liberia, which was basically
what was established by the EPA’s Assessment, the
Bong County Legislative Caucus Chairman, Senator
Henry W. Yallah along with the two representatives
present concluded that the chemical spilled was
indeed an accident and the initial environmental
mitigation measures taken by the company was
timely and professional. He however said that MNG
Gold Liberia should have done more to also mitigate
the social impacts. The Bong Legislative Caucus
therefore instructed MNG Gold Liberia and WAT to
provide 20 bundles of zinc, 40 (25KGs) bags of rice,
and to construct a hand pump for the villagers. MNG
Gold Liberia and WAT have given the 20 bundles of
zinc, provided the 40 bags of rice, and constructed a
hand pump for the villagers.
MNG Gold Liberia Community Liaison Mr. Dua M.
Karnga testing the newly Hand Pump Constructed
for Barkon Village
During one of our Regular Rice Donations to
Barkon Village during the Chemical Spilled
Accident with some Citizens, District Officials, and
Visiting UNMIL Officers
Conclusion
Over the last two and a half years, MNG Gold
Liberia‘s Relations with stakeholders have
significantly improved. Though there were
challenges, the Department of Government &
Community Relations aim to build on the successes
of our engagements and learn from the challenges
of the past in ensuring a robust and cordial
relationship. MNG Gold Liberia will continue to
invest in state of the arts equipment and skills of our
workers to ensure a safe, healthy, and productive
working environments. The company also aim to
strengthen efforts to improve working relationship
and welfares for our workers and their families. We
will further strengthen our community and public
relation efforts in engaging our local and national
stakeholders and partners and support meaningful
community initiatives of our affected communities,
and provide timely public information of our
operation.