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Uganda’s Minerals Get Listed On Stock Exchange

19 Apr 2025 · According to Joseph Enyimu, Commissioner for Economic Development, Policy, and Research at the Ministry, listing minerals will not only formalize the trade but also attract both local and international investors, boosting economic growth and value addition in the extractives sector.

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Uganda’s Minerals Get Listed On Stock Exchange 1 4 Top story

According to Joseph Enyimu, Commissioner for Economic Development, Policy, and Research at the Ministry, listing minerals will not only formalize the trade but also attract both local and international investors, boosting economic growth and value addition in the extractives sector.
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BOU Warned Against Risks Of "Comingled" Gold 4 1 Top story

In June 2024, Bank of Uganda begun buying gold from local miners in a bid to boost its foreign reserves. But an expert warns it risks being entangled in the illicit gold trade in the Great Lakes region.
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Gov’t Grants Sino Minerals Permission to Establish Pig Iron Plant in Kabale 5 2

Godfrey Nyakahuma, Kabale Resident District Commissioner, says that the company has been granted permission to establish the plant in Kyaase village, Buhara sub-county, where it already has a crushing plant.
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Umeme Limited March 1, 2005 — March 31, 2025 UMEME buyout 3 1 Top story

Umeme says it leaves behind a $700 million revenue business growing at an average of 10%. It however warns that Uganda will run out of power in the next three years if more generation capacity is not built.
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Formalising Artisanal Miners in Uganda: Much Work Remains artisan mining 2 Top story

Uganda Radio Network has through interviews with artisan miners, and experts in mining policy and regulation discovered that almost two years since the law was assented to, the formalization of the artisan miners has not gone on as expected.
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Gold Exploration Company Accused of Illegal Sale of Community Land in Moyo 5

Simon Avuku, the chief of Metuli chiefdom, said the public within the sub-county was denied access to the profile of the company, such as the license and proof of registration, causing suspicion about the authenticity of the company.
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Fool’s Gold Taints Uganda’s Mineral Sector 3 1 Top story

Buyers reminded that Uganda is not a cheap supermarket for gold. Criminal networks with connections in the DRC and South Sudan play an increasingly active role in fake-gold scams in Nairobi and Kampala.