Iodized Salt, Industrial Salts & Gases Project – Lake Bunyampaka
Kasese District, Western Uganda • Mining & Industrial Processing
Salt mining and processing in the Great African Rift Valley
This project establishes a large-scale salt mining and processing facility in Western Uganda using brine resources from Lake Bunyampaka. It will produce iodized table salt, industrial salt, and animal feed salt to meet domestic demand and reduce imports.
With integrated packaging and value-addition infrastructure, the project contributes directly to Uganda's industrialization and supply-chain resilience.
Project details
- Project Name
- Iodized Salt & Industrial Salts Processing Project
- Sector
- Mining & Industrial Processing
- Sub-sector
- Salt Mining and Processing
- Location
- Kasese District, Western Uganda
- Resource Base
- Salt brines from Lake Bunyampaka
- Project Type
- Turnkey Salt Processing Facility
- Core Objective
- Produce table salt, industrial salt, and animal feed salt
- Annual Capacity
- 36,000 metric tonnes
- Product Mix
- 50% table salt, 30% industrial salt, 20% animal feed salt
- Total Investment
- €400 million
- Construction Timeline
- ~8 months after funding
- Development Status
- Investment-ready
Abstract
This business plan proposes an industrial processing complex at Lake Bunyampaka in Western Uganda, positioned as a brine-solution mining and processing company with multiple product streams. The document is comprehensive: company profile and legal aspects, market study, plant capacity, inputs, technology/engineering, human resources, implementation plan, financial analysis, and a detailed HSE and risk framework. It also references operational systems such as an ERP database software package, reflecting an intention to run a controlled, audit-friendly operation. As a catalog item, it should be presented as an "industrial + extractives + manufacturing" investment case with strong emphasis on compliance, environmental safeguards, and multi-product revenues.