7.1.2: Mining
To increase the contribution of the mining sector to GDP by at least 10 percent annually. Other Information:
Medium Term Expected Outcome: The medium term expected outcome for mining is to increase production output and value added
by small, medium and large-scale miners, to supply industrial raw materials in the country (import substitution) and to begin
exporting minerals. To achieve this, a number of constraints facing the sector need to be addressed. These include; lack of
up-to-date information on mineral resources, poorly coordinated institutional setting, high initial investment costs and inadequate
incentives for private sector to engage in medium scale mining. In addition, small-scale miners lack skills to add value to
mineral products, while electricity disruptions threaten production and safety of miners. Key Strategies: Government will
work with mining companies to accelerate the geological and mineral data acquisition and dissemination to strengthen public-private
partnerships in infrastructure provision. It will continue to provide extension services to small-scale miners to learn value
added skills. It will also improve the regulation and monitoring of mining to reduce threats to the environment, enforce safety
standards, and reduce smuggling.
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