Hima Cement has received a license to mine limestone from the Dura quarry to supply its new factory in Kasese district. It will help Hima increase production capacity from 350,000t to 850,000t, according to Allen Mate, plant manager.
Mate pointed out that the Dura limestone reserves, in use since the 1950s, would enable the production of over 500,000tpa for the next 25 years.
