Sustainability
Our Trade
Raw East Africa undertakes field visits to explore, identify, prepare, process, or source any desired minerals in the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Our comprehensive service solutions cover the entire value chain, including logistical support and assistance with export from our territories.
Our business adheres to the highest standards of excellence, integrity, honesty, transparency, and compliance. We mine and source all our minerals following the highest ethical and responsible mine trading framework and provide the most efficient and competitive terms to our customers.
Post Mining Rehabilitation
As miners, we know we must ensure that no net loss in land capability occurs and our primary objective in rehabilitating mined land is to combat the misuse of rehabilitated land by the new owner or leaseholders, we have strict and careful post-closure land-use guidelines that the local government, mining rehabilitation practitioners, and the new landowner need to agree upon upfront.
Raw East Africa’s post-mining regeneration priorities include the restoration of the land surface of sufficient quality to support pre-mining land use potential. In many instances, the pre-mining environment consists of a biodiverse grassland and tree cover of varying agricultural and wildlife potential.
We discourage the use of commercially available seeds which in most cases have high nutrient, fertilization, water requirements and prevent the re-establishment of previous biodiverse grass and tree cover. We encourage and use the local seeds from our nurseries and those from the local communities.
To meet environment audits, we ensure the plant cover(grass & trees) does not deteriorate. And try to use native plant species to get effective biosystem restoration. We advocate for effective and sustainable mining practices, with hindsight for future rehabilitation options. For this reason, we also partner with construction & real estate groups that use the deep mining nutrient-poor soil so our footprint on covering and dumping on the nutrient-rich topsoil is minimal.
The Process
We explore, mine, process, and and export precious minerals. Our portfolio includes investments in gold and diamond exploration, identification, extraction, purification, sourcing, and procurement for import and export.About Us→
Sell & Export
We sell locally in our stores at various locations at no minimum weight, and ship internationally for orders starting at 100g, offering shipping discounts on large purchases. Check out our store for the latest products.
Our Refund Policy
If you are not satisfied with your purchase, or simply change your mind, then you can return your item within 14 days of receiving your order. Look through our terms and conditions for more details about refunds.Read More→
Safety & Wellness
Nothing is more important than safety. We believe that every employee should go home safely, every single day. We believe that all occupational illnesses are preventable and we are committed to addressing the challenges of access to quality and affordable healthcare for our people.Read More→
Environment
Our approach to environmental management is based on the robust identification, assessment, and control of material risks across all phases of our business, from exploration to development, operation, and closure. We engage with stakeholders and take their perspectives and knowledge into account in our decision making.Read More→
We aim to avoid or, where this is not possible, minimize our impacts while contributing to lasting environmental benefits across the regions where we operate. Where unacceptable impacts remain, we focus on implementing compensatory actions to address residual impacts on the environment.
In addition to our direct environmental management actions, we pursue opportunities, such as conservation, to deliver lasting environmental benefits.
Community
Many of our community engagement programs focus on local economic development, including our agriculture and portable skills programs, designed to create jobs outside of mining and ensure the long-term sustainability of current mining communities.Read More→
Education
Our vision is for all children in host communities to have access to excellent education and training. To meet our current and future skill requirements, we invest in our existing employees, future employees, and in the communities that provide our labor. We invest in training and development programs, leadership, and portable technical and vocational skills training and education and research programs at universities that help strengthen the workforce in the communities where we operate.Read More→
