{"id":55273,"date":"2025-08-18T13:38:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T13:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/uganda-bets-on-value-addition-with-1-2-ton-annual-gold-processing-plan\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T13:44:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T13:44:28","slug":"uganda-bets-on-value-addition-with-1-2-ton-annual-gold-processing-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/uganda-bets-on-value-addition-with-1-2-ton-annual-gold-processing-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda bets on value addition with 1.2-ton annual gold processing plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The initiative reflects Uganda\u2019s broader strategy to enhance local mineral processing, add value to natural resources, and increase national revenue.<\/p>\n

The Bank of Uganda reports that the country earned $3.4 billion from gold exports last year. This figure includes both domestically mined gold and gold imported from other countries. <\/p>\n

President Yoweri Museveni has repeatedly emphasized that exporting unprocessed minerals undermines Uganda\u2019s economic potential, while nations that refine their minerals locally generate substantially higher profits.<\/p>\n

On August 16, 2025, President Museveni officially inaugurated the Wagagai gold processing plant, located in the Busia District. The facility spans nine square kilometers and is equipped to refine gold to a purity level of 99.9 percent.<\/p>\n

During the inauguration ceremony, President Museveni ruled out the possibility of exporting unprocessed gold in the future , to ensure that Uganda captures the full value of its resources. <\/p>\n

The Wagagai plant is expected to significantly contribute to Uganda\u2019s economic development by creating jobs, increasing revenue, and fostering a sustainable gold industry that retains more of the country\u2019s wealth within its borders.<\/p>\n

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The Government of Uganda has announced a plan to process 1.2 tons of gold annually through a partnership with Chinese mining company, Wagagai Mining Ltd. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000092767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000092767,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/zahabu_izajya_isohoka_muri_uru_ruganda_itunganyije_ku_kigero_cya_99_9_-6fe85.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/zahabu_izajya_isohoka_muri_uru_ruganda_itunganyije_ku_kigero_cya_99_9_-6fe85.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/zahabu_izajya_isohoka_muri_uru_ruganda_itunganyije_ku_kigero_cya_99_9_-6fe85.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/zahabu_izajya_isohoka_muri_uru_ruganda_itunganyije_ku_kigero_cya_99_9_-6fe85.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/zahabu_izajya_isohoka_muri_uru_ruganda_itunganyije_ku_kigero_cya_99_9_-6fe85.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/zahabu_izajya_isohoka_muri_uru_ruganda_itunganyije_ku_kigero_cya_99_9_-6fe85.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000092767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55273"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=55273"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=55273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}