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MINING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN MUBENDE DISTRICT: A CASE STUDY OF MUBENDE MUNICIPALITY (Issue 6)

The major objective of this study lied in finding out whether there was a relationship
between Mining and infrastructure development in Mubende municipality, Mubende
district. Other objectives included: to find out the extent of mineral extraction in
Mubende municipality, Mubende district and to find out the level infrastructure
development in Mubende municipality Mubende district. In order to obtain a sample
size of 56 participants from Mubende Municipality using Solvin's calculation, the study
used a descriptive and empirical methodology. In Mubende municipality, data were
gathered from participants using surveys and interviews guides. Of those who
participated, 11 were farmers, 33 were miners, 8 were investors, one was the LCI
Chairperson, and one was the district organizing officer. Microsoft Excel was used to
analyze the data, and graphs, frequency distribution tables of information, and pie
charts were used to illustrate the results. The study's data were analyzed using SPSS
software. The investigator came to the conclusion regarding this objective based on
the results that there is a greater level of mineral extraction (74.0%), which is caused
by a number of factors including a strong demand for plentiful substances like gold and
trained labor supplied by the young population. The development of infrastructure and
mining have a strong positive association. The researcher came to the conclusion that
the high degree of mineral extraction observed in the study area put public pressure on
the government to upgrade the area's network. To fully and efficiently carry out
mining tasks, the investigator advises the miners to adopt some advanced mining
techniques as well.

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