EU has recently supported the Directorate of Geological Survey and Mines (DGSM) with over Shs3 billion to conduct evaluations of iron ore prospects in Southwestern Uganda Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Stakeholders in Uganda’s mining sector have called on the government to make substantial investments in determining the quantities of …
Read More »EU offers support to iron ore exploration unit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union has offered Euros 800,000 (about Shillings 3.5 billion) to Uganda to develop an iron ore exploration unit in the Department of the Geological Survey and Mines (DGSM) in Entebbe. In a notice prior to commencement of the work, the EU says the …
Read More »Natural Resources Committee halts renewal of AUC exploration license
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Natural Resources Committee of parliament has ordered the Directorate of Geological Survey and Mines-DGSM in the Energy and Mineral Development Ministry not to renew the mineral exploration license of AUC Mining Company in Mubende pending the disposal of a petition filed by artisan …
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