A set of strategies unveiled on Tuesday June 9 by the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) could facilitate mineral processing and trading companies to resume full operations, allowing the sector to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Francis Gatare, RMB's Chief Executive Officer indicated that the Government will facilitate mining companies to quickly resume full operations and expedite licensing of new applications.
"So we want to facilitate companies in mining and quarry to resume 100 per cent operations in the next two years by professionalizing the sector and mobilizing new investments," he added.
For the next two years, the Government will reorganise small scale mining operators, consolidate many of them into collective investment groups and license their new collective companies.
The aim is to attract international mineral exploration companies, and de-risk exploration investments, believed to be key to achieve industrial scale mining operations.
