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Burlcore Mining extends ESG infrastructure in Busia with worker nutrition and early education programme
Burlcore Mining, through the Burlcore Foundation, is extending a dual-track community development programme in Busia District, pairing worker nutrition and local procurement with early education investment as part of a widening ESG footprint in eastern Uganda.
Nakato Aceng · Burlcore Mining Company Limited / Burlcore Foundation · Busia
July 18, 2026 - analysisCommunity
Karamoja community development agreements face first independent audit in 2026
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development commissioned the first independent audit of community development agreements in Karamoja in 2026, a test of whether the Mining and Minerals Act 2022 is being enforced on the ground.
Loyce Nakut · Multiple concession holders · Karamoja
March 11, 2026 - negativeCommunity
Busia District struggles to rebuild a primary school displaced by gold mining, exposing the community cost of poorly sequenced concessions
A Busia primary school displaced to make way for a gold mining concession has yet to be rebuilt, leaving pupils learning in makeshift shelters and raising serious questions about how community assets are protected during land acquisition.
Sarah Nabbosa · Multiple concession holders · Busia
October 11, 2023 - negativeCommunity
Community consultation gaps threaten social licence for Uganda's flagship rare earths project
Civil society groups working in Bugweri report uneven consultation on the Makuutu Rare Earths Project, with some affected households reporting they first learned of the licence award from radio broadcasts rather than direct engagement.
Rebecca Achieng · Rwenzori Rare Metals · Bugweri
September 5, 2023