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Mining in Uganda

Minors; A big challenge to the mining industry in Busia

5th September 2018 | Mining

At a gold processing site in the new Tiira Town Council, Sikuda Sub County, a group of youth and minors are huddled over water filled pans trying to extract gold particles. We ask one of them,...
Ministry Moves to Register All Miners

27th July 2018 | Law, Local Content, Mining

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development will biometrically register Uganda’s artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM). This will be in line with a new mineral policy, it says,...
Social Injustices Continue To Dog Women in Mining

27th June 2018 | Mining, News Links

Women in the mining sub sector world over and especially in Africa continue to face crosscutting challenges that have continually kept them playing the catch up game in equitable access...
President Museveni orders AUC Mining Company to relinquish 30% of Mubende Gold mines to ASMs

5th June 2018 | Mining

Artisanal miners reject offer, query lack of gold in the proposed area Artisanal miners who were evicted from the gold mines in Mubende district in August 2017 have rejected newly proposed...
Mineral-rich Karamoja gets regional office

30th May 2018 | Mining

In a landmark development, the directorate of geological survey and mining has commissioned a regional office for Karamoja sub region based in Moroto. The office, will among other things, carry...
Relief for ASMs as Cabinet Approves the New Mining Policy

24th May 2018 | Mining

After five years of rigorous review process, cabinet has finally approved the new Mining and Minerals Policy 2018. The policy is meant to guide developments in Uganda’s minerals and mining...
Mubende evicted gold miners cry foul over President’s new directive

14th May 2018 | Mining

In a new twist, President Museveni has directed that 30% of AUC Mining Ltd exploration area be granted to Federation of Artisanal and Small Scale Miners and not evicted artisanal...
Government losses Shs 61bn in fraudulent gold exports – Auditor General

30th April 2018 | Mining

Government lost up to Shs 61bn in fraudulent exports of gold, a new report by the Office of the Auditor General has revealed in a 2016/17 audit report. In the report, the Auditor General...
Artisanal and Small-scale Miners of Mubende Plan Strong Engagement with the President

24th April 2018 | Mining, News Links

They are irked by the delayed intervention by his Excellency to address their plight Artisanal miners who were evicted from the gold mines in Mubende district last year have vowed to demonstrate...
Mubende gold artisan miners’ case forwarded to Judge

24th March 2018 | Mining

Mediations Frustrated over non appearance of the defendants, including the Attorney General and three others. The civil suit filed against the state attorney and 4 other parties over brutal...
Mubende Miners, Area leaders, MEMD officials engage in heated debate over gold mining and licensing

5th March 2018 | Mining, News Links

Artisanal miners want to retain their former mining areas that are richly endowed with gold, yet government plans to relocate them to less viable ones. On 22nd February 2018, a...
Attorney General Summoned over brutal and forceful eviction of artisanal miners

15th February 2018 | Mining

The attorney general and 4 other parties have been summoned by Mubende high court over the brutal and forceful eviction of over 20,000 artisanal miners in Mubende district. Ms. Deborah wanume...