Mining News

The Mining Commission was established in accordance with Section 21 of the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act No. 7 of 2017. On 17 April 2018, Hon. President of the United…

The President, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, on Wednesday 18 April 2018 has appointed with immediate effect Professor Idris Suleiman Kikula, a former vice chancellor of a state university, as Chairman of…

Mining – Local Content Regulations 2018 have been published. They are detailed and concise in their scope and application but are materially unclear in some aspects. As regards foreign service providers please…

It is reported that the Deputy Minister for Mineral and Energy, Dr Medard Kalemani said at a sideline of the Oil and Gas Conference in Dar es Salaam: He continued:

On 29 June 2017 the Government submitted the 3 Bills to the National Assembly under a Certificate of Urgency: Natural Wealth and Resources Contracts (Review and Re-Negotiation of Unconscionable Terms) Bill…

Following the mineral sand Committee report led by Chairman Professor Abdulrahman Mruma, President Magufuli yesterday, 24 May 2017: fired the Minister of Energy and Minerals, Professor Sospeter Muhongo; dissolved Tanzania Minerals…

State House has announced that Geoffrey Idelphonce Mwambe has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC). We understand that from June 2016 Mr Mwambe was District…

A draft National Land Policy 2016 has been circulated for consultation with stakeholders. This is a revision of the National Land Policy 1995. Items of note include that the Government shall ensure…

In Summary While the current government has rightly highlighted industrialisation as its priority, one should not ignore the potential role that mining can play. Indeed, a large chunk of the…