The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has reopened the online mining cadaster transactional portal after aligning it with the…
Government criminalises mercury use in mining
Miners criticise the move, saying it was rushed yet they have no alternatives. The use of mercury in mining operations…
“PlanetGOLD project will reduce mercury use in gold mining”
On 23rd November 2022, the planetGOLD Uganda project was launched. The project’s main objective is to reduce the use of…
Minister retains licensing powers as Parliament passes new mining law
In a bewildering turn of events, the Director at the Directorate of Geological Survey and Mines (DGSM) will no longer…
UNDP presents an Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Enterprises (ASME) Formalization Strategy to support National Development Plan
The ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme is a capacity building program that aims to build the profile, and improve the management,…