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Friday, November 29, 2024

Discrepancies in gold figures baffle Uganda’s EITI secretariat

 “By nature, these artisanal miners prefer to operate in unconventional ways, even when it’s not necessary.” Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASGM) contributes to more than 90% of Uganda’s gold production. Many ASGM miners work with very small amounts of gold (less than 1 gram) and commonly use mercury for extraction.

read more... https://www.independent.co.ug/discrepancies-in-gold-figures-baffle-ugandas-eiti-secretariat/

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