Uganda

Blencowe Resources’ Ugandan graphite story keeps building momentum. The London-listed miner has reported further assay results from shallow drilling at its new Beehive deposit, reinforcing the continuity of mineralisation that could materially expand the scale of its flagship Orom-Cross graphite project. Beehive and the neighbouring Iyan deposit are both significant …

Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has ordered an immediate halt to all gold mining activities in the western district of Kanungu, cracking down on a massive, unlicensed gold rush that officials say has triggered severe environmental degradation, public health risks, and local economic disruption. The suspension targets a …

Kampala, Uganda – The expected oil revenues could provide an important source of financing for the country’s Energy Transition Plan (ETP), but they will not be sufficient on their own to fund investments required to transform the energy sector and achieve broader development goals, experts have said. The warning emerged …

Irene Batebe, Uganda’s Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, has called on regional energy regulators in East Africa to expand their mandate to include mining, arguing that the sector is increasingly intertwined with energy development and regional industrialization ambitions. Speaking during the annual general meeting of …

Ganatra Plant and Equipment Limited has launched the JCB 345 LC in Kenya and Uganda, introducing a 34 tonne heavy-duty excavator designed precisely for the scale of infrastructure and mining projects currently reshaping both countries. The machine is capable of digging to depths of 6.6 metres and handling hard rock …

In a landmark development for the East African mining sector, LSE-listed Blencowe Resources has announced that graphite concentrate from its Orom-Cross project in Uganda has been successfully integrated into a high-stakes rocket component testing programme in the United States. The initial test firing, conducted on a hypersonic suborbital rocket platform, …

The historic Cholmondeley Room at the UK House of Lords served as the backdrop for a high-level diplomatic and economic assembly last Tuesday, as Uganda sought to solidify its status as a premier investment destination for British capital. Hosted by Uganda’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Nimisha Madhvani, the …

The Ugandan government is making a determined push to capture more value from its gold sector, with the Bank of Uganda signing a contract with Euro Gold Refinery to supply refined gold under a domestic purchase programme designed to strengthen foreign exchange reserves, curb smuggling and lift the earnings of …

In an agreement that signals a strengthening of one of East Africa’s most consequential bilateral relationships, Tanzania and Uganda have signed a broad memorandum of understanding covering rail development, cross-border trade and a resolution of longstanding issues surrounding the East African Crude Oil pipeline. The agreements were reached at the …

The Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), Mr Ernest Rubondo, has reassured Ugandans that the country remains on course to achieve its first oil production by July 2026. He said all key players in the oil and gas sector are working toward meeting the target, with critical …