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- analysisIndustrial minerals
Sukulu phosphates and the fertiliser import gap
Tororo hosts one of East Africa's largest phosphate deposits. Domestic fertiliser use remains low, which makes the plant's economics a farm policy question as much as a mining one.
Fred Etyang · Sukulu Hills phosphate complex · Tororo
July 12, 2026 - analysisIndustrial minerals
Cement demand pushes limestone quarrying harder
Construction across the region has lifted clinker output, and with it dust, blasting and haulage disputes in host sub-counties.
Moses Byaruhanga · Hima and Tororo cement works · Kasese, Tororo
July 6, 2026 - positiveIndustrial minerals
Kaolin and bentonite build a quiet trade
Ceramics, drilling fluids, paper and pharmaceuticals give these deposits a steady domestic market that gold-focused policy tends to overlook.
Fred Etyang · Kasio-Tonya kaolin operations · Hoima
June 14, 2026