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STATUS OF MINERAL SECTOR IN UGANDA

Vincent Kato

Department of Geological Surveys and Mines


MEMD Started 1919 Mapping Mineral Exploration Geo-Hazards survey Licensing & Regulation Laboratory analysis Maintain and provide access to Geosciences data and information Energy surveys

GEOLOGY
Rocks > Earth Minerals > Rocks Elements > Minerals More than 3,500 minerals Age of the earth 4.5 billion years Oldest known rock 4 billion years

OLD GEOLOGY MAP

Geology
Karagwe-Ankolean Buganda-Toro Post orogenic granites Carbonatites Greenschists

Recent Mapping

Airborne Geophysical survey

Exploration Targets

Ground-follow up

Geochemical Survey

Minerals in Uganda

Gold
Karamoja Field Busia-Bugiri Mubende Singo Buhwezhu Gold Field Kabale Gold Field

Gold

Uranium Prospects 80 Targets 13 First Priority Areas 17 Second Priority Areas

Platinum Group Elements

Exploration Targets

Diamond Prospect

Iron Ore

Tin (Cassiterite)

Wolfram (Tungsten)

Columbite-Tantalite

Copper

Cobalt

Nickel Prospects

Others
Beryl Lithium Mica Graphite Gemstones

Vermiculite

Phosphates

Kaolin

Dimension Stone

Aggregates

Marble

Diatomite

Limestone

Limestone

Gypsum

Salt

Silica Sand

Clay

Bentonite

Bentonite

Talc

Problems

Environment

TRAINING

TRAINING

Legislation
Mineral Policy 2001

Mining Act 2003


Mining Regulation 2004

Prospecting License Exploration Licence Location Licence Mining Lease Retention Licence Mineral Dealers Licence

NON-TAXABLE REVENUE
UGX Billions 9.00 8.03 8.00

7.00

6.00

5.00 3.96 3.31 3.00 2.75

Total NTR
Royalty Collected

4.00

Annual NTR Target Poly. (Total NTR)

2.00

1.00

0.00 2008 2009 2010 2011_September

Licensing
Annual Licensing Status
800 700

600

500

400

300

200

100

0 Annual Licensing Status

2008 517

2009 515

2010 609

2011_September 726

Value of Mineral Production


Value of Formal Mineral Production
Billions

UGX 140.00
UGX 120.00 UGX 100.00 UGX 80.00 UGX 60.00 UGX 40.00 UGX 20.00 UGX 0.00 2008 2009 97,616,446,000 2010 126,189,619,000

2011_Septem ber 129,731,501,000

Value of Formal Mineral Production

87,357,235,000

Constraints
Exploration Capital Social acceptance of mining Access to a talented workforce and services Investment Capital Favourable tax regime Fair and streamlined regulations Secure land tenure system Global price fluactuation Market information

Constraints

Thank You

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