3629 Development of Mining Industry in Tanzania: A review
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Tanzania is a country with a variety of mineral deposits, including metallic minerals, gemstones, mineral fuels, industrial minerals, and critical minerals. This study provides an overview of mining legal framework, mineral occurrence and production, challenges and government initiatives. The aim is to demonstrate the development of mining sector in Tanzania and explore the potential for further mining investment in the country. The mineral production data showed generally increasing trends over the years; for example, gold production increased from 42 tonnes in 2018/2019 to around 50 tonnes in 2023/2024. Despite the growth, the mining sector encounters several challenges, including: lack of detailed geological information of mineral deposits, inadequate infrastructures in some remote mining sites, the existence of informal artisanal miners, and mineral smuggling. The Tanzanian government has made several initiatives to address these challenges including; carrying out the high-resolution airborne geophysical survey to increase geological information in some areas; formalization of more artisanal and small-scale miners; establishment of mineral markets to combat mineral smuggling; and encouragement of mineral value addition within the country
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