Newsroom · Busia, Uganda

Setting the bar for sustainable mining in East Africa.

Burlcore Mining is helping define what responsible, sustainable medium-scale gold mining looks like across East Africa, from its base in Busia, Uganda.

29 June 2026 Busia, UgandaBurlcore Newsroom

Burlcore Mining advances sustainable mining in East Africa.

Burlcore Mining Company Limited continues to push the bar for what sustainable, responsible mid-tier gold mining looks like in East Africa, anchored by its licensed Busia operation within the Lake Victoria Green Belt.

East Africa's gold sector is at an inflection point. Global buyers, regulators and host communities increasingly expect formal, traceable and environmentally responsible production. Burlcore has built its operating model around exactly those expectations.

From compliance with Uganda's DGSM framework to long-term community investment in Busia, the company treats sustainability as a structural property of the business rather than a marketing commitment. Documented procedures, formal contracts and a permanent on-site management presence underpin operations day to day.

It is the kind of model that the region needs more of, and the kind that Burlcore intends to keep refining as the operation matures.

"Sustainable mining isn't a future ambition for us. It's the standard we hold ourselves to in Busia, every day."
Mr Issa Wandera
Burlcore operation in Busia, Uganda
Community area within the Lake Victoria Green Belt

Burlcore continues to deepen its environmental, social and operational standards, with a clear long-horizon view of what responsible gold mining in East Africa should deliver.

It is part of the company's wider commitment to operating as a durable, accountable mid-tier producer in Uganda.

ENDS

Green Belt
Operating within the Lake Victoria Green Belt with environmental oversight.
Formal
Documented procedures, formal contracts and accountable management.
Licensed
Authorised by Uganda's DGSM for medium-scale operations.
Media Contact
Burlcore Mining Company Limited, Press Office
Elias Cheikh
elias@burlcore.com
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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