According to business website Statista.com, Africa produced about 700,000 Kgs of gold in 2019. Interestingly, the continent has the capacity…
Africa can refine a third of the world’s gold
Can regional mineral trading hubs turnaround Uganda’s mining fortunes?
In the draft Mining and Mineral Bill, 2019, the Government of Uganda proposes the establishment of mineral buying and auctioning…
Evicted Mubende miners await expiry of controversial gold license, demand for a portion of it
On the 30th of January, 2019, the Uganda Association of Artisanal and Small-scale Miners (UGAASM), led by their Chairman John…
Guns in mines: A disturbing trend of Uganda’s Minerals Protection Unit
In 2017, under a directive of Uganda’s President Museveni, the Police Minerals Protection Unit (PMPU) was established. At the time,…
Where are all ASMs? : Biometric registration will ensure proper sector regulation
Bukya John Bosco, the chairman Uganda Artisanal and Small Scale Miners (UGAASM) believes the on going biometric registration of ASMs…