Small-scale mining supports hundreds of thousands of relatively well-paid jobs, but with serious health and safety hazards. In Tanzania, mining is often the subject of headline news. There are ...

The presence of uranium deposits estimated at 139 million tonnes, gives the mine a projected lifespan of 22 years, ...

Tanzania is set to begin uranium mining in Namtumbo District following the near-completion of a pilot smelting facility, the Ministry of Minerals announced, Daily News reported. The $1.2bn project led ...

Tanzania's New Mining Laws Tanzanian President John Magufuli is spearheading efforts to overhaul the mining industry to increase state revenue from natural resources . This has led to a series of ...

In recent months, the government of Tanzania has tightened its control over its natural resources – and the mining sector in particular – through a serious government crackdown on tax evasion ...

Tanzania will issue large-scale mining licences only after cabinet approval, a senior official said on Friday, part of new measures aimed at further tightening control of the industry.

Twenty-two people have been killed following a landslide at a small-scale mine in northern Tanzania, government officials said. The accident occurred at the Ng’alita mine in the Bariadi district ...

The government wants to raise the contribution of mining to Tanzania’s gross domestic product to 10% by 2025 from the current 6.7%. Copper $ 4.848 / lb -1.28% Brent Crude Oil $ 66.47 / bbl 1.95% ...

Tanzania, Africa's fourth largest gold producer, has told mining companies operating for more than five years to start paying a corporate tax of 30 percent, citing rising prices of precious metals ...

Tanzania's new mining rules impose restrictions on foreign banks, insurers. By Reuters. February 20, 2018 3:35 PM UTC Updated February 20, 2018 DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 20 (Reuters ...

Based at the Kabanga nickel project in north-western Tanzania, the plant will deliver battery-grade nickel to the US and global markets by 2026. The Kabanga mine holds 44 million tonnes of nickel ...