Uganda to launch first domestic tin processing plant next month

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Uganda's Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Irene Bateebe. PHOTO | X via Ministry of Energy Uganda (@MEMD_Uganda)

Uganda will commission its first tin refining plant in the southwestern region next month, a senior Mining Ministry official said, as part of efforts to expand capacity and add value domestically to its minerals.

President Yoweri Museveni wants to maximise the benefits of exports to the country, where several gold refineries are operating, and Chinese-backed Sunbird Resources was recently licensed to mine limestone for cement production.