On March 2, 2022 local time, Ms. Hon. Nankabirwa (Ruth), Chief Minister of Energy and Mineral Development of Uganda, led a group of more than 60 people, including the team of the Minister of State, the Secretary-General, the Directorate of Geological Survey and Mines, the communication and media team, as well as accompanying assistants, lawyers and inspectors, went to Wagagai Mining (U) Limited for investigation and research. Tan Jiuchang, general manager of Hongda Group, together with the leaders of Wagagai company and related personnel, welcomed the investigation and accompanied the whole process.

The investigation team first went to the VIP room to rest first. The two sides introduced each other and watched the PPT of gold mine construction. General manager Mr. Tan explained the current situation of gold mine from the aspects of Wagagai company overview, gold mine foundation laying, development and improvement, follow-up investment, infrastructure, equipment and facilities, Free Zone licensing, etc.

Then, accompanied by Mr. Tan, the Chief Minister visited the drilling floor, west wind well, core storehouse, ramp, substation, laboratory and other engineering facilities. During the period, the Chief Minister personally pressed the rock blasting and detonation button, carefully observed gold core in the core warehouse, and communicated and interacted with employees on the drilling rig.

When visiting the ramp, Mr. Tan explained the construction process and future planning of the ramp to the Chief Minister.

After the visit, the Chief Minister delivered a warm speech to the local employees of Wagagai Mining Company. She expressed her sincere gratitude to Wagagai Company for its warm reception, greatly appreciated the scale and speed of the construction of the gold mine, and encouraged the employees to study hard and work diligently.

Afterwards, the investigation team came to the conference room, and the two sides had discussions and exchanges on issues related to the construction of gold mines, and reached constructive opinions on power supply, network requirements, mining area security, personnel visas, land acquisition and other aspects.

In the evening, the two parties had a dinner together, and finally took a photo in front of the background of the free zone licensing ceremony.