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UPDF deployment heightened in Abim gold mines

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces have deployed more personnel at Mining sites in the sub-counties of Alerek and Chamkok in Abim district following reports of illegal mining of gold. Between March and May 2024, Alerek recorded an influx of over 3,000 people including business people …

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Museveni tasks army to probe into Buddo shooting

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has reportedly tasked the army spy and investigations agency to investigate the Tuesday gold shooting incident at Buddo junction which left two people dead. Museveni, according to sources has directed Defence and Intelligence Security (DIS) formerly Chief of Military Intelligence (CMI) to …

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Military deploys to keep Abim gold rush site out of bounds

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces – UPDF 5th Infantry Division have deployed personnel in Okemer village, a newly discovered gold site in Alerek and Chamkok Sub-Counties in Abim district to keep it out of bounds. It follows a directive by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to …

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Africa’s 10 largest gold producers

African states are riding the wave of a gold rush, with global prices stabilising and mining technologies advancing. Here are the continent’s ten largest gold-producing powerhouses per tonnage (t), according to the World Gold Council’s 2022 stats. 1. Ghana – 127th Known as the “Gold Coast”, Ghana is Africa’s largest …

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Artisanal gold miners call for mercury-free mining alternatives

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda small-scale miners have asked the government to allocate funds towards discovering more affordable and safer alternatives for extracting gold. Despite the ban on mercury use, some miners have resorted to smuggling the toxic substance due to the lack of viable alternatives within their means, …

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