Trinity Metals owns three mining projects in Rwanda – Nyakabingo Mine, Rutongo Mine and Musha Mine. They include the primary mining sites and a few auxiliary sites located in close proximity to the primary sites. 

All of our mining sites operate to international mining regulations and uphold strict environmental standards. We do not use toxic or environmentally damaging chemical processes in our mines, nor do the mines produce any such material.

 All of our production is certified “conflict-free” – our mines are fully compliant with conflict minerals audit requirements under OECD guidelines

Nyakabingo Mine

Nyakabingo tungsten ore mine sits 19km (by road) to the northwest of Kigali in the Northern Province, near the village of Shyorongi. The mine produces 25-30 tonnes per month under a 25-year license that began in 2015.

Exploration of the mine’s alluvial deposits began in the late 1930s, but it was only after WWII that systematic open cast mining began. Underground mining started in the late 1960s with adits, followed by drives along quartz veins situated in bedding planes (known as concordant parallel veins or PV). These deposits were mined by dip raises and stoped by room and pillar mining, whilst the more vertical, discordant veins (known as cross veins (CV)) were mined by open stoping. Up to 8,000 ppm of WO3 were mined.

Musha Mine

Nyakabingo tungsten ore mine sits 19km (by road) to the northwest of Kigali in the Northern Province, near the village of Shyorongi. The mine produces 25-30 tonnes per month under a 25-year license that began in 2015.

Exploration of the mine’s alluvial deposits began in the late 1930s, but it was only after WWII that systematic open cast mining began. Underground mining started in the late 1960s with adits, followed by drives along quartz veins situated in bedding planes (known as concordant parallel veins or PV). These deposits were mined by dip raises and stoped by room and pillar mining, whilst the more vertical, discordant veins (known as cross veins (CV)) were mined by open stoping. Up to 8,000 ppm of WO3 were mined.