Although the process to formalise ASMs has eased illegal mining continues to dog the sector as fatal accidents pile up.
Mine accidents continue to claim lives of ASMs
ASMs tout regulation of mercury usage other than ban
Artisanal and small scale gold miners have called for regulation and proper management, other than a ban of mercury usage…
EACOP project to be given five-year construction license
The east African crude oil pipeline will get a five-year construction license, according to a source, putting its expected completion…
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…
Buhweju miners forge ahead
In 2019, Artisanal and Small scale Miners (ASMs) in Buhweju District were stopped from mining by the Police Minerals Protection…