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BUGAMBIRA MINES Ltd

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BUGAMBIRA CONCESSION​

Background

Bugambira Mines is located in Agasharu Village Bugambira cell Ruramira Eastern Province in the Republic of Rwanda. It is located at some 10 Road – Kilometers or around Two hours from Kigali-the capital of Rwanda

On 2nd March 2022  The contract development of Bugambira Concession  was concluded between the government of Rwanda and Bugambira Mines ltd.

The purpose of the Contract was to explore and run mining operations of wolframite (WO3) within a permit named “Bugambira Mines ltd”.

For the first time, the government had given us a license of exploration and extraction of wolframite (WO3) which had started from 2016 up to 2022.

For the second time, the government had given us a license of exploration and extraction of wolframite (WO3) which had started from 2022 up to 2032.


Research

  1. Mapping: Using instruments like GPS, Compass and laser meter and Software which is called Map Source for helping us to know strike of the vein, direction of gallery, distance and to know each crosscut where it is located at surface.
  2. Exploring pit or gallery: It is used for the purpose of knowing the number of the vein which is intrusive or extrusive features in mountain.
  3. Exploring pit or gallery: It is used for the purpose of knowing the number of the vein which is intrusive or extrusive features in mountain.
  4. Information: Old miner and experienced miner’s information.
 

Exploitation

As main method of mining in history was used open pit mining, open cast mining and Ground sluices system using. This system of mining produced around tens of millions tons of tailings which are placed in the mine area. Bugambira Ltd introduced underground mine around

2011 for the purpose of keeping environment in the mine. Exploiting wolframite (WO3), it occurs by using underground mine where we use, room and pillar, sub level open stopping and cut & fill for the purpose of hitting quartzite vein which is given wolframite (WO3) after treatment.

Minerals treatment

We recover wolframite (WO3) as follow:

  1. Hand pick.
  2. Ground sluicing method
  3. Panning method.
  4. Processing plant (shaking tables, trammel screens, crushers, ..)