Keeping Kayungwe Gold Mine Closed Is Doing More Harm Than Good

By Akankwasa Sharifu. There is a difficult question that authorities must answer about the continued suspension of gold mining activities in Kayungwe, Kanungu District: What exactly has the closure achieved? When Minister of State for Energy and Mineral Development Phiona Nyamutoro suspended mining activities, the expectation may have been that operations would stop until the…

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‘We Are Unstoppable’- Col. Mande Hits Back at Min. Nyamutoro over gold mining licensing

By Akankwasa Sharifu. KANUNGU, Uganda. State Minister for Mineral Development Phiona Nyamutoro on Thursday declared the Kanungu Artisanal and Small Scale Miners Cooperative null and void, deepening a dispute over who should control mining activities at the Kayungwe gold site. Nyamutoro made the declaration during an extraordinary Kanungu District Council meeting before travelling to Kayungwe…

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