Research desk
Water, tailings, restoration bonds and the environmental record of licensed and unlicensed operations across the mineral districts.
5 published items
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 · August 8, 2026
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
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
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
Residents around the Sukulu Phosphate Project in Tororo are pressing for independent environmental monitoring, citing dust, water quality and tailings-management concerns.
Innocent Otim
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