Karamoja region, now comprising nine districts, was mostly insecure until the turn of the twenty first century. A long stretch…
Competition for resources pits Karamoja locals against miners
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Financing tops list of five key challenges for ASMs across Uganda
A survey conducted amongst leaders of Artisanal and Small scale Mining (ASMs) Associations across Uganda indicates that the most pressing…
Africa can refine a third of the world’s gold
According to business website Statista.com, Africa produced about 700,000 Kgs of gold in 2019. Interestingly, the continent has the capacity…
Are battery minerals the new gold?
Africa is bleeding value and wasting away an opportunity to cash in on a ‘new’ class of minerals that are driving the green energy transition.
How the draft Mining and Minerals Bill (2018) handles Development Minerals
The Bill seeks to formalise and regulate the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining sector, including the commercial exploitation of building and construction materials, collectively referred to as Development Minerals.