In July the Ugandan Government said exploration surveys in the country had revealed vast estimated gold deposits of around 31 million tonnes. Of the behemoth find, around 320,158 metric tonnes are ...

Uganda on Wednesday said recent ... has been seeking to ramp up investment in mining to develop resources like copper, iron ore, gold, cobalt, and phosphates. Parliament early this year enacted ...

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 ...

Gold is often seen as a symbol of wealth and prosperity, but in regions rich with it, the precious metal can fuel more than just economic growth; it can spark violence and instability. So, why ...

Gold is listed as one of Uganda's top exports ... There is probably no time that Uganda's mining industry looked brighter over the last decade than it is today. Non-traditional minerals such ...

KAMPALA, March 19 (Reuters) - Uganda's gold exports surged more than 10-fold ... some new processors including a Chinese plant, Wagagai Mining Ltd, in eastern Uganda, said Stephen Turyahikayo ...

Uganda has gold refineries but doesn’t currently have significant mining operations, although Wagagai Mining Uganda Ltd., a unit of China’s Liaoning Hongda Enterprises, plans to commission a ...

The global drive for renewable energy technologies has sharply increased demand for so-called critical minerals, heightening ...

A Reuters report out of Uganda last week about a massive gold ore discovery supplied just this kind of fuel. What does the state of gold mining in Africa have to do with the price of global ...

Four out of 10 (40 percent) adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) working in artisanal and small–scale mining (ASM) sector in Uganda reported ... for money or gold core.