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TANZANIA PROSPECT OF MINING

TANZANIA COUNTRY PROFILE Language: English & Swahili. Economic Growth: In 2012 and into 2013, the Tanzanian economy expanded at an annualized rate of approximately 7%. Infrastructure: Road network consists of 86,472 km. long (12,786 km. of trunk road) , rail network consists of 3,682 km. POLICY & LEGAL REGIMES ♦ MINERAL POLICY OF 2009 Applicable Legislations in the Mineral Sector are: The Mining Act, 2010 The Explosives Act, 1963 Crosscutting Legislations The Environmental Management Act, 2004 Income Tax Act, 2004 Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2003 Public-Private-Partnership Act, 2010 Mining directly contributed about 3.3% of Tanzania’s GDP in year 2013. On average, the sector attracts FDI inflows to the tune of USD 460.86 mil. per year (1998

– 2011). Foreign export in 2013/14 was 36.6% of total national exports. Major mines directly employed 8,024 people in year 2013 of which 6% were expatriates.

ASM Sub-Sector employs directly about 700,000 people Mineral rights granted increased from 11 licenses in 1990 to 1,560 licenses in 2013. This

is a result of improved Mining Cadastre Information Management System and recently introduced use of online application for mineral rights.

Currently, total number of valid Prospective Licenses is 3,500 and that of Mining and Special Mining Licenses is 403. Number of valid Primary Mining Licenses is 39,921.

Tanzania is the 4th largest gold producer in Africa after South Africa, Ghana and Mali. Gold production currently stands at roughly 40 tonnes a year, copper at 2,980 tonnes, silver at 10 tonnes and diamond at 112,670 carats.

From 1998 to 2013, Large Scale Mines produced and exported a total of 16 mil. troy ounces of gold.


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MINERAL CATEGORIES Metallic minerals: gold, silver, iron, copper, platinum, nickel, tin, lead, etc.

Gemstones: Tanzanite, diamonds, ruby, garnet, sapphire, tourmaline, alexandrite, etc.

Industrial minerals: kaolin, phosphate, lime, pozzolana, bauxite, gypsum, beach sands,

salt, silica, etc. Building materials: stone, sand, gravel,

clay, volcanic ash, etc.


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Mineral Occurrences and Major Mines & Projects


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Main Prospecting Activities

Major Commodities


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MINERAL RESERVES – PROVEN (2014)


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MINERAL TAXATION IN TANZANIA


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OPPORTUNITIES-MINERALS 1. Unexplored and unexploited minerals, such as industrial minerals, energy minerals, rare earth metals, and base metals including PGMs.

2. Establishment of value added activities, particularly in gemstones cutting and polishing – lapidary, and jeweler making.

3. Establishment of gold refinery activities.

4. Mining services such as drilling, airborne geophysical surveys, laboratory services and contractors.

5. Supply or purchase cum hiring of equipment to the small scale miners.

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