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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDuring the conference the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development ,Ruth Nankabirwa showed the need to work together to unlock Uganda’s mineral potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c we need to collaborate, this engagement provides us with the opportunity to deepen our partnership and to work together to unlock the events potential of Uganda’s natural resources.\u201d she said<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The conference provided a unique platform for stakeholders to engage in high-level discussions, networking, and business-to-business meetings, ultimately promoting opportunities in thesourcing and development of critical minerals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It also attracted a diverse array of stakeholders, including government officials, mining companies, banking and financing institutions, investors, consultants, and legal experts with over 1,500 delegates, 50 speakers, and 55 exhibitors expected, this conference is a significant The 14th Mineral Wealth Conference is a testament to Uganda’s growing importance in the mining industry and is expected to foster partnerships and promote opportunities in the sourcing and development of critical minerals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Editor;msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Uganda Chamber of Energy and Minerals, in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, is hosting the 14th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[360],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-minerals-national-development"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mine2-2.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6886,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/energy-minister-nankabirwa-calls-for-sustainable-exploitation-of-minerals-for-development-of-uganda\/","url_meta":{"origin":15543,"position":0},"title":"ENERGY MINISTER NANKABIRWA CALLS FOR SUSTAINABLE EXPLOITATION OF MINERALS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF UGANDA","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"October 11, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"By Sierra Ruth Arinaitwe The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Hon. 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step towards unlocking Uganda’s mineral wealth potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n