Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The persistent use of hazardous substances by artisanal and small scale miners in gold sites is perturbing environmentalists and health rights activists in gold-rich Buhweju district. The groups say that artisanal miners are continuously using toxic mercury to extract minute pieces of gold that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Busia Resident District Commissioner, Hussein Kato Matanda and a Turkish investor have denied harassing artisanal miners at Tiira gold mining site. The mines sit on 16 hectares of land in Siduka sub county in Busia district. It is home to hundreds of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Zanack holdings is on the spot for alleged failure to compensate miners killed in the line of duty at its tin mining site in Mwerasandu in Ruhaama county in Ntungamo district. At least 15 artisanal miners had died in the mines in their line …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
