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Makuutu rare earths project completes demonstration plant, moves toward staged commercial production
Rwenzori Rare Metals confirmed completion of a demonstration processing plant at Makuutu in late 2024, a milestone for one of Africa's few advanced ionic-adsorption-clay rare earth projects.
Timothy Waiswa · Rwenzori Rare Metals / Ionic Rare Earths · Bugweri
November 14, 2024 - positiveCritical minerals
Makuutu Rare Earths Project awarded 21-year mining licence, positioning Uganda in the global critical minerals conversation
Rwenzori Rare Metals' Makuutu project in Bugweri secured a 21-year large-scale mining licence, potentially making Uganda one of the few African producers of ionic-adsorption-clay rare earth elements.
Timothy Waiswa · Rwenzori Rare Metals / Ionic Rare Earths · Bugweri
July 18, 2023 - positiveCritical minerals
Sipa Resources' Akelikongo nickel-copper exploration reinforces northern Uganda's critical-minerals story
ASX-listed Sipa Resources' Akelikongo project has continued to generate encouraging drill intercepts, adding a nickel-copper-cobalt story to Uganda's growing critical-minerals prospectus.
Aine Kansiime · Sipa Resources · Nwoya
April 20, 2023