MINING RARE MINERALS: Uganda second to China globally?

It is expected according to the government that Uganda will become the second-largest producer of rare metals after China come 2024 when the 100 million dollar mine in Eastern Uganda kicks off. Rare metals are used especially in electronics and space equipment. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition
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[@emurongeorge8867]

And now they are after our gold

[@msjayy1607]

Pray for protection for these people

[@kirbyak47]

At alwas has been it will be

[@bun5320]

Your gold is worthless without massive investment in rare earth separations facilities and global investment. You should be grateful people are willing to give Uganda such a large commission if production starts for doing nothing except owning land

[@courtneyrowe489]

The people who lives on the land, should get; ROYALTIES, from the resources; not just a "HOUSE", on new land; and I hope that LAWYERS, in UGANDA, are seeking out these people to represent them; I'm sure that most of them aren't too knowledgeable about these types of settlements.

[@msjayy1607]

Exactly!

[@Bobtubeau]

The company is paying royalties to Uganda, in addition to the infrastructure being built. Honestly it's a win-win and partnering with the west on these projects will eventually bring you up to the first world just like Australia.

[@nithindan]

Lets give good food ,home ,job , education and good healthy environment for our people

[@ugochi29]

Please let the resources be processed in Uganda. Stop exporting our resources.

[@nassernathan]

You do t have the capacity nor the funds to do it yourself

[@Speedy300]

@@nassernathan They have but it is up to the government to invest in project and the West to allow it to happen.

[@nassernathan]

@@Speedy300 am a bloody Ugandan lad we don't have the capacity just raising salaries of teachers is giving us hard time and we mine gold

[@Speedy300]

@@nassernathan Now you have the opportunity to have the capacity (learn from foreign companies,transfer of knowledge)that is needed to process the raw materials and could also learn from Botswana.

[@bun5320]

You don’t have the capability along with almost every country in the world except China, Australia and Malaysia. Don’t be greedy

[@ericc.4292]

If you have rare minerals then what's wrong with paying China with it for new needed infrastructure for the country? Isn't that win-win?

[@idy1172]

Yeah that’s what they intend to do, but with oil instead of rare metals

[@cutthebullshi]

Here is the problem, why is it that whenever we find minerals in uganda, its always a white person who heads the exploration of those minerals? Why don’t we have ugandan CEOs and ugandan companies leading the operation?

[@bun5320]

Because exploration is extremely expensive and you don’t have the people with the money, knowledge or interest to do so.

[@Bobtubeau]

That's a good question. Perhaps it's because there isn't anyone in Uganda with the capital or knowledge to progress such projects.