The discovery, identified by aerial surveys, could be a boon for Uganda, which is currently a net importer of gold ... mining, by offering tax incentives. The Wagagai mine and refinery has ...

Uganda exported $2.3bn of gold last year. In April, the country launched its first tin refining plant, owned by Uganda-based mining and mineral trading company Woodcross Resources. The refinery is ...

Since its opening in 2016, the story of Uganda’s first gold refinery has come to be instructive ... where armed groups dominate artisanal mining, a small-scale operation with massive stakes ...

In April, Uganda launched its first tin refining company by mining firm Woodcross resources ... Ugandan geologists say the country has large deposits of a range of minerals including gold, cobalt, ...

PHOTO/FILE Uganda has announced ... expects to mine and start refining at least 5,000 kilogrammes of gold a day in Busia by the close of this year. ALSO READ: How new mining law will affect ...

The huge increase was likely driven by exports from some new processors including a Chinese plant, Wagagai Mining Ltd ... including African Gold Refinery, one of Uganda's biggest gold refiners.

The country's gold export earnings have surged since 2015 due to rising shipments from the African Gold Refinery ... of a new mining law enacted last year. Uganda is trying to position itself ...

Uganda on Wednesday said recent exploration surveys have shown it has gold ore deposits of about 31 million tonnes and it wants to attract big investors to develop the sector hitherto dominated by ...

In 2020, Uganda ... of mineable gold ore in a greenstone belt in Wagagai, Busia district. A Chinese company, Wagagai Gold Mining Company, has already set up a $200m gold refinery in Busia ...