Burlcore Mining Co.
For Immediate Release · Strategic Expansion, Busia

Expanding strategic investments across East Africa.

Formal expansion of Burlcore Mining's operational infrastructure, local procurement pipeline and sustainable development initiatives in Busia District, Uganda.

21 July 2026 Kampala, Uganda

For Immediate Release

Scaling responsible operations across the Lake Victoria Green Belt.

Burlcore Mining Company Limited, a licensed medium-scale gold producer operating within the highly productive Lake Victoria Green Belt, today announced the formal expansion of its operational infrastructure, local procurement pipeline and sustainable development initiatives in the Busia District.

As part of its long-term commercial growth and formal regulatory compliance framework, the company is scaling its regional economic contributions through the newly deployed Burlcore Foundation. This corporate social responsibility strategy establishes a direct capital injection model into the local agricultural economy, strengthening supply chains while reinforcing institutional worker welfare standards.

Driving regional economic growth and supply chain integration

The cornerstones of Burlcore Mining's updated operational framework include:

  • Direct local procurement. Formalised buying agreements with independent agricultural vendors and farmers throughout Busia to source weekly operational provisions, ensuring mining revenues directly stimulate household incomes.
  • Institutional worker nutrition pipelines. An expanded, multi-phase Worker Welfare Action Plan providing dense, high-quality nutritional provisions to on-site operational teams to sustain productivity and health.
  • Structured community healthcare funding. Capital deployed toward foundational healthcare infrastructure, including local maternity wards and critical regional medical facilities.
  • Educational supply subsidies. Funded learning and development materials for nursery-aged children in surrounding operational areas.
Locally sourced provisions delivered to Burlcore's on-site team in Busia
Weekly provisions supplied by farmers and vendors in Busia

Commitment to regulatory excellence

"Our operations are anchored by disciplined mineral recovery, absolute transparency and formal compliance under the Department of Geological Survey and Mines. By tightly integrating our core mining logistics with regional community health and agricultural markets, we are building a resilient, compliant and mutually prosperous operational footprint in East Africa."
- A Burlcore Mining spokesperson

The expansion of the Worker Nutrition Programme serves as the initial tier of a broader, multi-phase community strategy engineered to run parallel to expanding gold recovery volumes. Through robust local procurement and strict adherence to modern mine safety and welfare standards, Burlcore Mining continues to demonstrate sustainable corporate governance within the global mining sector.

Burlcore Mining team on site in Busia, Uganda

About Burlcore Mining Company Limited

Burlcore Mining Company Limited is a compliant gold mining and exploration entity headquartered in Uganda. Operating with a community-first mandate, the company uses modern, responsible extraction methodologies to drive sustainable mineral development within the Lake Victoria Green Belt.

ENDS

Formal compliance
Licensed and reported under DGSM oversight.
Local procurement
Weekly provisions bought from Busia farmers and vendors.
Worker welfare
Nutrition, safety and healthcare embedded on site.
Media Contact
Burlcore Mining Company Limited, Press Office
Elias Cheikh
elias@burlcore.com
Peninsula Road, Luzira, Central Nakawa, Kampala, Uganda · burlcoremining.com
Our pledge

Rooted in Busia,
refined for the world.

Every ounce we recover is the product of disciplined work, formal compliance, and deep respect for the land and the communities that make it possible.

I.Responsibly mined
II.Formally compliant
III.Community first
IV.Built to last