Tag Archives: mining

Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Euro Gold Refinery (U) SMC Ltd has secured a gold mining licence in Yumbe District, expanding its footprint in Uganda’s mineral sector as government pushes for increased domestic value addition and tighter regulation of the country’s gold trade. The licence was granted by the Ministry of Energy …

The refinery is expected to deliver fairer prices, transparent trading systems and new market opportunities for thousands of artisanal miners, trading posts, and small- and medium-scale mining operators.   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Small-scale miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo are tipped to gain access to a …

Governments in Africa are pushing for local processing in a bid to turn their vast critical mineral reserves into factories, skills and long-term jobs. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Across Africa, governments are tightening export rules and changing mining laws to make sure they keep more value within their …

The U.S., Allies, and Africa in the Spotlight   Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States has taken a decisive step to secure its place in the global critical minerals market with the launch of Project Vault, a $12 billion strategic reserve aimed at stockpiling essential minerals for …

COMMENT | Johanna Sydow & Nsama Chikwanka | The environmental and human toll of mineral extraction is becoming clearer – and more alarming – by the day. Roughly 60% of Ghana’s waterways are now heavily polluted due to gold mining along riverbanks. In Peru, many communities have lost access to safe drinking water after environmental …

Despite recent legal reforms, Uganda’s mining companies keep their true owners hidden, stalling transparency and accountability in a sector worth billions of dollars COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | When Uganda was admitted into the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) fold in August 2020, it was hailed as a political and …

A defiant mining industry is testing whether transparency in Uganda’s extractive sector can survive on goodwill alone Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | When Gloria Mugambe, the Head of Uganda’s EITI Secretariat (UGEITI) stepped up to the podium at the launch of the country’s Fourth Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Report …

Fourth EITI report reveals companies still dodge key disclosures as beneficial ownership data remains thin and contract transparency has barely moved NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE |  When Uganda’s fourth Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Report was released in Kampala on Nov.20, the message that threaded through Protea Hotel’s ground floor …

    Could adoption of continental mining vision propel country’s development agenda? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | It is an open secret that Uganda sits on a geological treasure map. From gold-rich belts in the country’s northeastern province of Karamoja to deposits of critical transition minerals now prized by global clean-energy …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INEDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s mining sector took center stage this week as government officials, financiers, and industry players gathered at the Kampala Serena Hotel for the 14th Annual Mineral Wealth Conference. The two-day meeting, organized by the Uganda Chamber of Energy and Minerals in collaboration with the Ministry …