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Joweria

Miners Speak Out on Mercury Use and the New Law

Charles Dhizaala: The new law was passed in haste and without consultation of miners but there is need to first find a workable alternative other than rushing to penalize miners for use of mercury.…

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cadaster transaction portal

Online mining cadaster transaction portal reopens, aligned with new law

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has reopened the online mining cadaster transactional portal after aligning it with the Mining and Minerals Act 2022. The portal, which was established…

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mercury Mining

Government criminalises mercury use in mining

Miners criticise the move, saying it was rushed yet they have no alternatives.  The use of mercury in mining operations has been outlawed in the Mining and Minerals Act 2022. The new law,…

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Planet GOLD Project Manager

PlanetGOLD project will reduce mercury use in gold mining

On 23rd November 2022, the planetGOLD Uganda project was launched. The project’s main objective is to reduce the use of mercury in the country's ASGM sector through a holistic, multisectoral…

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minerals

Action needed on critical minerals industry

On October 14, 2022, the Ugandan President signed into law the long-awaited Mining and Minerals Act, 2012, repealing the Mining Act, 2003. Section 21 of the Mining and Minerals Act, 2022 establishes…

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M Warren

Uganda set to join elite club of rare earth minerals producers

The Chief Executive Officer Rwenzori Rare Metals, Warren Tregurtha, says the much anticipated Makuutu rare earths project is a good project that seeks to develop an economically viable,…

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