A consortium of Australian and Emirati backers has secured a two-year exploration permit for what could become East Africa’s first commercial lithium operation.
From August, tantalum shipments into the European Union must carry a full digital chain-of-custody. Kigali’s refiners say they are ready. Their upstream suppliers are less certain.
A draft policy circulated by the Ministry of Mining would tie royalty rates to global commodity prices and earmark a third of receipts for county governments.
New drilling has more than doubled the measured and indicated tonnage at one of Africa’s few advanced rare-earth prospects, raising the odds of a 2028 restart.
Growing scrutiny of the gold industry is increasing interest in digital traceability systems, supply chain transparency, and technology-driven compliance solutions.
Multiple government agencies are reviewing gold trading companies as regulatory pressure mounts on the country’s rapidly expanding refining sector.
Artisanal miners, foreign concessionaires, and a regulator playing catch-up. A six-month investigation into the licences, the money, and the people left behind.
Bank of Uganda data shows refined gold accounted for 38% of merchandise exports in the first quarter.
A long-stalled concession returns to the table with a new operator and a 25-year horizon.
Regulators trial blockchain-based provenance as EU buyers tighten supply-chain rules.
Early assays from a small-scale cooperative could redraw East Africa’s gemstone map.
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