Gatare who was speaking yesterday in a meeting with miners in Muhanga urged miners to continue increasing productivity by fighting illegal mining which cause disastrous deaths. He also reminded them to perform their job while preserving the environment.
“This sector contributes enough to raise the economy of the country as products are exported and bring foreign currencies. We should put efforts together to fight those practices that interfere with production. We should not let them get the market for their minerals,” he said.
Dr. Hilaire Habyarimana, one of miners in Muhanga District said that they still have many problems in the sector including bad mining practices.
He said that they should re-asses themselves and do what their permits allow them to.
In eleven sectors of Muhanga District, there are 42 mining companies employing 13,432 people.
In the recently released Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 2017, mining and quarrying contributed 51% to the growth of industry sector in Rwanda.
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