During the sitting of Cabinet at State House chaired by H.E the President, the
following considerations were made;

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  1. Uganda has a favourable geological environment that hosts a wide range and
    variety of minerals and metals such as: beryllium, copper, cobalt, gold, iron-
    ore, lead and zine ores, lithium, nickel, columbile, tantalite, tin, titanium.
    tungsten, manganese and rare earth elements. Industrial minerals found in
    Uganda include bentonite, diatomite, graphite, gypsum, feldspar, limestone
    and marble resources, kaolin, phosphates, pozzolana, salt, silica sand, uranium
    and vermiculite among others.
  2. Cabinet upheld the earlier directive of H.E the President to ban the export of
    unprocessed mineral ores and concentrates from Uganda in order to promote
    in-country mineral value addition and industrialization.
  3. Cabinet directed the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to
    negotiate with companies holding licences that enable them to carry out semi-
    processing of minerals with a view of the companies being given preferential
    consideration in the implementation of the new policy.
  4. Cabinet authorized the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to
    amend the Mining (Mining Licencing Regulations 2019) Act to give effect to
    the cabinet decisions.
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    Dr. Chris Baryom/si (MP)
    MINISTER FOR ICT AND NATIONAL GUIDANCE