East African Mining News Unearthing Mining Opportunities in East Africa

ASX- and TSX-V-listed Jervois Mining has suspended its activities in Uganda in response to Covid-19, with no fixed remobilisation date yet. The miner said on Friday that measures have been undertaken to safeguard the health and safety of its employees, contractors and local communities. According to Jervois, timing of restart will “depend on …

Civil Society Organisations in Uganda are demanding that the government takes up appropriate action to close loopholes that are hurting mining tax revenues in the country. This call was made in reaction to the Auditor General’s Report which concluded that under assessment of payment of royalties in the mining sub-sector …

The move by Belgium to hand back the data on geology and mining on Rwanda which was recorded during the colonial era will support Rwanda’s mineral exploration efforts. This is according to Francis Gatare the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rwanda Mines, Petroleum & Gas Board (RMB). Gatare said the …