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Africa can refine a third of the world’s gold

Jul 09, 2020

According to business website Statista.com, Africa produced about 700,000 Kgs of gold in 2019. Interestingly, the continent has the capacity to refine more than twice that entire production.…

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Can regional mineral trading hubs turnaround Uganda’s mining fortunes?

Feb 17, 2020

In the draft Mining and Mineral Bill, 2019, the Government of Uganda proposes the establishment of mineral buying and auctioning centers across the country. The establishment of the buying centers…

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Evicted Mubende miners await expiry of controversial gold license, demand for a portion of it

Feb 13, 2020

On the 30th of January, 2019, the Uganda Association of Artisanal and Small-scale Miners (UGAASM), led by their Chairman John Bosco Bukya, submitted what they called a “fact file” to the…

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Guns in mines: A disturbing trend of Uganda’s Minerals Protection Unit

Oct 10, 2019

In 2017, under a directive of Uganda’s President Museveni, the Police Minerals Protection Unit (PMPU) was established. At the time, the Unit was created to respond to a growing concern that the…

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Where are all ASMs?

Aug 05, 2019

Bukya John Bosco, the chairman Uganda Artisanal and Small Scale Miners (UGAASM) believes the on going biometric registration of ASMs will organize the sector and steer it towards better productivity…

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