Samta Mining And Minerals Ltd Set To Commence Exploratory Drilling Of Nickel In Atiak, Amuru District
Exploratory drilling for Nickel by Samta in Atiak, Amuru District. Today, the 10th of December, 2021, DGSM witnessed the commencement of exploratory drilling for Nickel mineralization by Samta Mining and Minerals Ltd in Atiak, Gulu District SAMTA Mining and Minerals Ltd is an Indian company that has been involved in mineral exploration in Uganda for four years now, with exploration projects in Zombo and Arua in West Nile, Gulu and Amuru in Northern Uganda, Ntungamo, Mitooma, and Kyenjonjo in Western Uganda where it is following up on prospects of Nickel, Tantalise, gold, and associated base metals. The company also has exploration projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo and also recently committed to invest USD. 100 million in mining in Morocco. In line with the Government of Uganda’s efforts to promote national participation and local content, SAMTA contracted GMAT Lab, a local drilling company to drill targets in its Gulu -Atiak tenements and another, Geotech to drill targets in Zombo- Arua exploration tenements. Samta has further set up a sample preparation and test laboratory in Arua which is equipped with X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF)e spectrometer and an analytical Jena contra 800 Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS) which it is using to carry out a preliminary assessment as well as complement analyses. Samta Laboratory Nickel is a silvery white metal with a pale golden shade. It is hard, ductile and is known to be corrosion resistant. Hence can be used for plaiting iron and brass . Nickel is also used in batteries, kitchen ware, plumbing items like overhead showers, mobile phones, jewelleries, power generation and so on. Products made out Nickel are known to possess greater toughness and resistant to temperatures. Read this: Viagra Super Active: The Next Generation Solution for Erectile Dysfunction In event that Samta establishes nickel ore reserves and proceeds to mining, this implies Uganda would join countries like Phillipines, Russia, Australia and Canada in the production of Nickel. This would also imply the country would be able to secure supply of materials for industries given that industrialization is currently being pursued to create jobs and improve the standard of living of Ugandans.
DGSM Staff Training on analytical fingerprint method
DGSM staff undertook a one-day training workshop on Analytical finger printing method today the 30th November 2021at Imperial Golf View Hotel, Entebbe The training aims at preparing key staff on mineral tracking using AFP and it focuses on the “Designated Minerals”: Tin, Tungsten, Tantalum and Gold (3TGs). Once in place, the technique is expected to resolve illegal mineral exploitation and trade within the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region ICGLR) namely: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Republic of South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia. Analytical Finger printing is one of the tools proposed by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development for monitoring mineral movement to reduce illegal mineral trading in the country. It is a complementary tool that can be added to demonstrate due diligence compliance in case one doubts the source of the commodity. This optional traceability tool uses intrinsic mineral information (mineralogical, geochemical, and chronological features of 3T ore concentrates) and existing statistical data to trace the source of the 3T mineral concentrates (Tin, Tantalite, and Tungsten) and to make sure that these minerals were not mined from red-flagged mines. SOME OF THE KEY STAFF WHO UNDERTOOK TRAINING IN AFP All is required is an identified sample of the commodity in transit with its paper work which should contain origin of sample. The training was conducted by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) who happen to be the developers of the method and the implementers on behalf of the ICGLR . The training was funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Some of the key highlights of the training included the legal framework for AFP, steps to follow during sampling, and evaluation of the AFP data. As mineral resources regulators, we trust that the training shall equip staff with techniques in field mineral sampling, testing and verification.
