Artisanal miners who were evicted from the gold mines in Mubende district in August 2017 have rejected newly proposed mining sites offered to them by AUC Mining Company on suspicion that it may not have desired gold reserves.
This followed a directive by the President of Uganda, through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD), to have the international mining company surrender part of their gold mining area to the artisanal miners. The land to be surrendered includes areas of Katuugo, Buseregenyu, Namwasa, Kamusenene, Kagaba and Lugongwe villages in Mubende district.
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