Mining

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Competition for resources pits Karamoja locals against miners

Karamoja region, now comprising nine districts, was mostly insecure until the turn of the twenty first century. A long stretch of civil strife that dates back to the 1970s characterized by incessant…

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Karamoja geophysical airborne survey to last one year

The geophysical airborne survey and geological mapping of the Karamoja subregion set to kick off anytime will last one year. On March 24, 2021, the Minister of Energy & Mineral Development, Mary…

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ASM Challenges

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 challenge ASMs have is inadequate access to affordable…

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Buhweju miners forge ahead

In 2019, Artisanal and Small scale Miners (ASMs) in Buhweju District were stopped from mining by the Police Minerals Protection Unit because they did not have the requisite mineral rights. The miners…

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We need money!

Bukya John Bosco, Chairman Uganda Association for Artisanal and Small scale Miners“Mining is capital intensive. We want to acquire modern equipment and move away from rudimentary tools. We can only…

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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 to refine more than twice that entire production.…

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