Burlcore Mining Company Limited
A medium-scale gold operator in Busia District that has published a community investment programme alongside its mining activity.
- Commodity
- Gold exploration and mining
- Primary site
- Busia District, Lake Victoria gold belt
- Scale
- Medium-scale, mechanised
- Regulator
- Directorate of Geological Survey and Mines
- Status
- Licensed medium-scale operator
UMT assessment
Burlcore sits in the tier the 2022 Act was written for: too large to be artisanal, too small to negotiate as an equal with government. UMT has covered its community works and its local-first hiring approach in Busia, where mechanised operation has created contracted shift roles in place of piece-rate digging.
Community record
The operator has delivered water and cold storage works in the Mawero area, alongside access-road improvements and school support around its Busia concession.
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