Mining

Accidents amplify occupational health and safety concerns for ASMs

Sep 13, 2021

Nineteen-year-old Achuu Vicky Faith met her death on the morning of Thursday, 12^th August 2021. Like the proverbial early bird, she, her aunt Akongo Grace Palmer and cousin…

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More exploration will boost investment in Uganda’s mining sector  

Sep 07, 2021

Uganda’s Mining Sector has been identified as one of those with a high multiplier effect to reduce poverty and spur the country to socio-economic development. Alongside legal and regulatory reforms,…

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Looming eviction deadline has Kisita ASMs on tenterhooks

Sep 01, 2021

Artisanal and small-scale gold miners operating in Kisita are bracing for uncertain times as a six-month November eviction deadline draws nearer. The eviction notice which came as a presidential…

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Oil and gas sector presents opportunity for Development Minerals ASMs

Jul 16, 2021

In 2016 the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme was launched to improve the management of development minerals while building knowledge and awareness about them. As a member of the 40 ACP Group of…

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New gold taxes will encourage smuggling, miners say

Jul 06, 2021

Starting this July, the Uganda Government will levy a 5% tax on the value of a kilogram of processed gold that is exported out of Uganda, and 10% on unprocessed gold due for export.  The…

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Fake gold floods Abim ASM market

Jul 02, 2021

Aremo Trading Centre, Moruleng Sub County in Abim District is renowned for gold trade. It is here that dealers from Kampala and other cities like Gulu buy gold from artisanal and small-scale miners.…

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