Bugambira Mines Ltd, one of Rwanda’s mining companies, began operations on December 22nd, 2006. Two mining areas were about to be explored. The first was Bugambira in 2006, followed by Rwinkwavu two years later.

Mining was done traditionally at the time, and the company began its operations with 300 employees. Since then, the company has grown to around 1200 employees and uses modern machines for production treatment. Bugambira Mining and Processing’s current mining is semi-industrial; the company aims to invest more to become industrial mining.