- negativeEnvironment
Mubende tailings breach forces suspension
Silt-laden water from a medium-scale gold operation reached a seasonal stream used by three villages. Inspectors suspended works, and the case has revived questions about how little operators post against rehabilitation.
Innocent Otim · Medium-scale operator, Mubende · Mubende
August 8, 2026 - analysisEnvironment
Mercury-free processing spreads slowly
Borax and gravity methods work and are being taught. Cost, habit and the absence of a buyer premium keep mercury in use at most artisanal sites.
Dr. Julius Kaka · MEMD, NEMA, artisanal cooperatives · Mubende, Buhweju
May 6, 2026 - analysisEnvironment
Mercury phase-out gathers pace in Uganda
You see, mercury-free gold recovery is spreading through licensed processing centres, but enforcement in unlicensed camps remains the weak link in Uganda's Minamata commitments.
Dr. Julius Kaka · Multiple processing centres · Mubende and Busia
January 27, 2026 - negativeEnvironment
Mercury use in Mubende ASM camps
So, Ugandan researchers document persistent mercury use in artisanal gold camps around Mubende, warning that the country's formalisation agenda will not be credible until the mercury question is answered.
Dr. Julius Kaka · Artisanal camps · Mubende
July 13, 2023 - negativeEnvironment
Sukulu Phosphate: environmental concerns rise
Residents around the Sukulu Phosphate Project in Tororo are pressing for independent environmental monitoring, citing dust, water quality and tailings-management concerns.
Innocent Otim · Guangzhou Dongsong Energy Group · Tororo
May 11, 2023