According to the Canadian major, Barrick Gold, its Tanzania gold mines have been successfully revived, with North Mara delivering substantial improvements and underground output starting at Bulyanhulu, In September 2019, Barrick Gold took ownership of the operations of the former Acacia Mining and now operates the mines with the Tanzania …
Read More »Shanta ends the year with higher reserves and resources
Aim-listed Shanta Gold has revealed that it has “produced another notable safety performance”. The company, through CEO Eric Zurrin in a production and operational results release, also states that it achieved its core objectives for 2020, with gold production and costs in line with guidance. Shanta owns the New Luika …
Read More »Tanzania sets up nickel mining with UK firm
Tanzania signed an agreement with LZ Nickel Ltd on 19 January to launch a joint venture company known as Tembo Nickel Corporation. The venture will have two subsidiaries for extraction, known as Tembo Nickel Mining Company Ltd, and Tembo Nickel Processing Company for the nation’s multipurpose mineral smelting industry. Speaking …
Read More »Gold overtakes tourism as Tanzania’s biggest foreign exchange earner
Gold has overtaken tourism as Tanzania’s biggest foreign-exchange earner, while Barrick’s joint venture with the Tanzanian government paid its first cash dividend of $250 million earlier this week. The East African nation’s gold-mining industry is showing signs of a renaissance following a crackdown on smuggling and the settlement of a …
Read More »Tanzania publish regulations concerning graphite exports
The Government of Tanzania has officially published regulations concerning graphite concentrate exports. The updated regulation continues the policy of maintaining a minimum graphite concentration of 65% total graphitic carbon and payment of royalties as conditions of export. The 2020 regulations revoke 2019 The Mining Guidelines of 2019. Black Rock has …
Read More »Tanzania’s instant millionaire hits another jackpot
Accidentally millionaire, Saniniu Laizer, has discovered yet another giant violet-blue stone weighing 6.3 kilograms (13.9 pounds). This is within two months of becoming a millionaire overnight in June after his mining company discovered two rough Tanzania gemstones worth $3.4 million and believed to be the largest in the world. Laizer, …
Read More »TGC developing a gold mine at its Buckreef project
Tanzania Gold Corporation (TGC) is in the process of developing a significant gold mine at the Buckreef project, in Tanzania. The NYSE- and TSX-listed company has drawn down an initial $4-million in funding from a $14-million unsecured convertible debenture it has with institutional investors Riverfort Global Opportunities and a hedge …
Read More »Tanzania Gold gives updates on its financials
Tanzanian Gold has strengthened its balance sheet by converting US$8.4 million of outstanding gold loans and convertible loans into common shares. The Company has also signed a flexible financing agreement for up to US$14 million of unsecured convertible debentures with institutional investors Riverfort Global Opportunities PLC. and YA II PN, Ltd. …
Read More »Congo’s gold smuggled smuggled in tonnes
According to a report, a group of the United Nations (UN) experts found that gold production in the East African region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is being systematically underreported while tonnes of the precious metal are smuggled into global supply chains through its eastern neighbours. The Democratic Republic …
Read More »Mining reforms start bearing fruits in Tanzania
Tanzania continues to benefit from mining sector reforms, with the sector’s contribution to GDP in 2018/19 increasing to 5 per cent, up from 4.8 per cent the previous year. Since taking the office in 2015, President Magufuli has been pushing for more revenues from the mining sector. His government introduced …
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