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Mining Mar 5, 2022

Uganda Minerals Minister Tours Mines

Ruth Nankabirwa, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Nankabirwa has spent the week visiting a number of mines and plants in Eastern Uganda to get a better understanding of the minerals subsector. The minister who is in the company of Peter Lokeris, the State Minister for Minerals, has to…

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Mining Mar 4, 2022

Concern As DRC Takes Back Control Of Copper-Cobalt Mine From Chinese Firm

A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has appointed a temporary administrator to run China Molybdenum’s Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine at the request of state miner Gecamines, a minority shareholder in the project. This follows a dispute that broke out last year between Congolese autho…

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Mining Feb 24, 2022

UK firm to buy Sipa’s Uganda based nickel project

Sipa Resources Limited has agreed to sell its entire interests in the Akelikongo nickel-copper project in Northern Uganda to UK firm Blencowe Resources Limited, ending a nearly two-year scouting expedition for a new developer for the asset. The sale – to be completed in a phased manner – is valued a…

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Mining Feb 19, 2022

Minerals Law: Uganda To Establish National Mining Company

Uganda will for the first time have a National Mining Company to manage the government’s commercial and participating interests in mineral agreements. The provision is part of the Mining and Minerals Bill, 2021 which the Parliament passed on February 17, 2022. The National Mining Company will hold a…

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Mining Feb 9, 2022

Ionic Eyes Mining License After More Rare Earths Drilling Success In Busonga

Ionic Rare Earths (IonicRE), the junior Australian mining firm exploring for rare earths metals at Makuutu in Busoga region, Eastern Uganda, says it remains on course to apply for a mining license in 2022 following more successful drilling results. In a statement, the company says it completed Tranc…

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Mining Jan 11, 2022

Dubai To Stick To Strict Global Gold Standards

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is “committed to embedding the very highest international gold standards” according to a statement from its minister of state for foreign trade, Thani Al Zeyoudi. In the statement to Bloomberg News, which the news outlet quoted in a story on its website in December 202…

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Mining Dec 20, 2021

UAE to Audit All Gold Refineries After Facing Sourcing Criticism

Bloomberg – Gold refineries across the United Arab Emirates will be required to carry out audits that prove bullion deliveries are responsibly sourced, according to the country’s Economy Ministry. The auditing process will follow the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s guideline…

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Mining Nov 9, 2021

Minister: Uganda to Review Mineral Exports Ban

DEI – The government of Uganda will review and introduce exceptions in the Presidential Ban on the export of unprocessed minerals, according to Peter Lokeris, the Minister of State for Mineral Development. The minister made the remarks when visiting a tin mine in Isingiro district, south western Uga…

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Mining Aug 12, 2021

Ionic Considers Building Refinery For Makuutu Rare Earths

DEI – Ionic Rare Earths Limited, the junior Australian mining firm exploring for rare earths metals at Makuutu, says it is considering putting up a refinery to purify products from its project in Busoga region. The company, in a statement, said: “The board of Ionic Rare Earths Limited is pleased to …

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