Economic Diversification and Growth

Chapter 2
Table 2.3: Mineralization, Reserves and Project Status
No Minerals Status of Reserves Project Status
1. Copper 6 million tons at 1.77% Cu.
Grade of 1.7% at Boboong. Reserves at Kitaka and Kampono under evaluation.
Leased to Tibet Hima to develop copper resources at Kilembe Mines.
Reserves at Kitaka and Kampono under exploration
2. Cobalt 5.5 million Tons with Grade of 0.17 of cobalt. Kasese cobalt company Limited has been processing cobalt stockpile,
which is nearly exhausted
3. Gold Five (5) million ounces of gold in Mubende District by Anglo Uganda Corporation; One (1) million ounces Four (4) Mining Leases Granted
of gold estimated at Mashonga; 500,000 ounces of gold estimated at Tiira, Busia; and Over 500,000
ounces estimated at Alupe in Busia; 139,000 ounces and possible reserves of 160,000 of gold at Nakabat
in Moroto District.
4. Iron Ore 50 million tons at Muko, Kabale; 2 million tons in Mugabuzi, Mbarara; 23 million tons at bukusu and
45 million tons at Sukulu, Tororo District; 48 million tons at Buhara in Kabale District (New discovery); 8
million tons in Bufumbira, Kisoro (New Discovery); 55 million tons at Butogota in Kanungu District (New
Discovery).
Four (4) Mining Leases granted for development of iron ore resources.
5 Columbite
Tantalite
130 million tons of Niobium at Sikulu.
3.5 million tons of Columbite –tantalite estimated at Kagango in Ntungamo District.
6 Tin 1 million tons at 2.5% tin estimated in Ntungamo.
2.5 million tons in Isingiro District
The Sukulu Phosphate deposit is potentially the most important
source of Niobium.
Under-developed
Two Mining Leases granted.
7 Titanium Grade of titanium is 22% TiO2 and 13% TiO2 in Bukusu and Sukuru respectively. Underdeveloped.
8 Tungsten Kirwa wolfram resources estimated at 801,300 Metric Tons of average grade of 68.67% WO3
Three Mining Leases granted.
One (1) million tons and possible reserves of 355 million tons at Nyamuliro with ore grade at 0.1%
9 Rare Earth
Elements (REE)
73.6 million tons of rare earth elements at Sukulu with grade of 0.32% La205. Aluminous clays that are
enriched in Scandium, Gallium, Yttrium and REE in Makuutu area estimated at 3 billion tons.
With grades of 23% REE and 27% Alumina.
Unexplored, though Sukulu is now under exploration.
10 Phosphates 230 million tons at Sukulu with grade of 13.1% p2o5.
50 million tons at Bukusu with grade of 12.8% p2o5
11 Limestone/Mable 14.5 million tons at Hima Kasese and 11.6 million tons at Dura, Kamwenge.
Over 300 million tons of marble in Karamoja region.
Investment in fertilizer manufacturing is viable.
Apatite with magnetite, vermiculite, pyrochlore, bbarite, zircom,
uranium, titanium, Niobium and rare earth elements.
Production on large scale in Kasese, Tororo and Moroto.
12 Vermiculite 54.9 million tons at Namekhara. Mine developed at Namekhara
Investment in fertilizer manufacturing plant viable.
13 Kaolin 2.8 million tons at mutaka, Bushenyi District.
Ready domestic market.
One million tons at Kisai (koki), Rakai District.
14 Gypsum 2 million tons in Kibuku. Available Market
15 Salt 22 million tons of trona at Katwe and Kasenyi, Kasese District. Mined for both animal and human consumption.
Industrial production opportunities available.
16 Glass Sand The highest quality 99.9% SiO2 at Kome Islands, 2 million tons at Dimu and Bukakata (99.93% SiO2) Viable Investment
17 Dimension Stones Over 300 million tons of marble in Karamoja (Rupa, Kosiroi, Tank Hill, Forest Reserve, Matheniko, Oule and
Lolung).
Source: MEMD (2014).
A Mining Lease granted for building majesties (u) Ltd (BML) to process
granites in Mubende into dimension stone.
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