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OJok

Companies should treat artisanal miners as partners, not competitors

At the time I picked interest in mining, the ASMs were being evicted from their operational areas by the LSMs. Ojok Geoffrey Odur is a Lawyer with Gem Advocates who has cut his teeth representing…

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Subsistence miners lose out as coronavirus crushes local gold prices

“We are praying to God to end this disease so that we can continue with our business,” said Tanzanian miner Selamani Juma Salum. Informal gold miners from South America to Africa are selling gold at…

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Tin miners

Ntungamo tin miners strike over pay

The company is said to have settled its debt with them eventually, but that did not stop the disgruntled ASMs.<!--more--> Over one thousand disgruntled miners take their seats in a tent, to…

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Agenda 2030

How minerals and metals companies can help achieve 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Minerals and metals play a central role in the global economy and will continue to provide the raw material we need for industrial processes and daily use. Despite enormous efforts to decouple…

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Repositioning Africa in an era of the low carbon economy

The narrative on transiting to a low carbon emission energy system has dominated the international developmental agenda, with a number of countries already taking a leading role in planning for this…

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ntungamo miners

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 centers across the country. The establishment of the buying centers…

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