RWANDA Law and Practice Contributed by: Aimery de Schoutheete and Penina Ngabire, Liedekerke Great Lakes
Revision of the Mining Legal Framework The parliament, government and the RMB are revising the mining legal framework to address some loopholes that have been identified over the past few years. The 2024 Mining Law and 2024 Minerals Tax Law have recently been adopted. Overall, Rwanda’s main priorities are to strength - en some investment incentives, and to ensure that LHs comply with health, environmental and safety standards.
Rwanda currently has three processing and val - ued-addition facilities: the Gasabo Gold Refin - ery, the Power X Refinery (refining tantalum) and the LuNa smelter (smelting tin). The RMB is now actively seeking to attract investors wishing to establish other processing plants, in particular for tungsten and lithium, as well as cutting and polishing facilities for gem - stones. Investment incentives All mining activities related to exploration, pro - cessing and value-addition, and export, can benefit from investment incentives under the Investment Law. Digitalisation and Traceability Through its partnership with the EU and GIZ, the RMB is working on the digitalisation of various mining services. In particular, the RMB and GIZ developed an online mining cadastre system known as GIMICS (geological information min - ing cadastre system) that is currently operational and accessible to potential investors. Moreover, the RMB intends to develop a digital system to improve the traceability of minerals in the near future, in accordance with the OECD guidelines.
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