Uganda to invite companies to redevelop former copper
Once a major copper and cobalt producer, the Kilembe mine is believed to contain 4 million tonnes of ore. Uganda to invite companies to redevelop former copper mine
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Once a major copper and cobalt producer, the Kilembe mine is believed to contain 4 million tonnes of ore. Uganda to invite companies to redevelop former copper mine
The Kilembe Mines in southwestern Uganda are rich in copper and cobalt deposits. (Image source: Iamgold/Wikimedia Commons) The consortium took over operations of the mine from Kilembe Mines Limited in 2013 and since, has been executing technical work on the mines, according to project officials.
The abandoned Kilembe copper mine in western Uganda is a source of contaminants, mobilised from mine tailings into R. Rukoki flowing through a belt of wetlands into Lake George.
UGANDA is hoping to reopen a copper mine last operated in the Seventies under the leadership of dictator, Idi Amin Dada, said Reuters citing Evelyn Anite, the state minister for investment and privatisation who said 20 companies had expressed an interest. The Kilembe copper mine was abandoned nearly four decades ago by Canadian firm, Falconbridge.
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Jevos Mining Co., Ltd. also has operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Brazil, the United States, Uganda, South Africa and other countries. In the late 1970s, due to the civil war in Uganda and the drop in world market copper prices, the copper mining in Kilembe ceased. However, Kasese Cobalt Co Ltd is still operating.
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Minerals in Uganda. Uganda is endowed with over 50 different types of minerals and it ranks among the countries in Africa with the biggest number of minerals although the potential for viable exploitation has not yet been established for most of the minerals.
History. The country''s mining history is recorded in the 1920s with work done at southwest Uganda''s tin and tungsten deposits. In the following decade, gold mining began near the 1950s, the Kilembe copper mine was developed and it became the country''s largest mine. The 1950s and 1960s was an important phase for mining when it had a 30 percent contribution to the total exports of the
The natural resources of Uganda are abundant but poorly developed and include copper, cobalt, limestone, and salt. The country has several untapped reserves of lucrative minerals like gold, nickel, platinum, and marble. The majority of the mining and mineral processing units are privately owned. Overview of Resources
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Africa Uganda Copper Mining Business Opportunity. In response the Government of Uganda request for Confirmation of Interest in taking over the operations of one of Uganda''s largest Copper mine, Kilembe Mines Limited, Africa Uganda Business Travel Guide is organizing a consortium that will participate in the bidding process.
#0183;#32;Copper mining at Kilembe was stopped in the late 1970s due to the civil wars in Uganda coupled with the fall in copper prices on the world market.
Once a major producer of copper and cobalt, Kilembe was abandoned by Canadian firm Falconbridge in the 1970s when Ugandas economy stagnated under the erratic leadership of dictator Idi Amin Dada.
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