Tanzania Ranks 4th in Africa for Mining Investment

Posted on :Wednesday , 1st April 2026

According to the Fraser Institute's Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2025, Tanzania's reputation as a top location for foreign mining investments has greatly improved. The Investment Attractiveness Index (IAI), a comprehensive criterion used by investors to decide where to allocate exploration capital, ranked Tanzania 34th out of 68 jurisdictions worldwide in the 2025 global rankings. Tanzania. . .

Tanzania Moves to Localize Mining Supply Chain with 21 New Factories

Posted on :Tuesday , 3rd February 2026

Tanzania has proposed broad new local content laws that will change the country's mining sector from a resource extraction economy to a manufacturing and industrial hub. The new rules, recently announced by the Minister of Minerals, demand that 20 categories of mining goods and services be provided only by Tanzanian-owned enterprises. Marcus Briggs, Non-Executive Director of Icon Gold, commente. . .

Tanzania Finalises the Construction of Tanzanite Exchange Centre

Posted on :Monday , 1st December 2025

Tanzania has unveiled ambitious plans to improve its mining sector, with the objective of becoming the principal mineral trading hub in East and Central Africa by 2030, while also increasing the sector's contribution to national economy. During the start of the 13th Parliament, President Samia Suluhu Hassan stated that the government is finalising the construction of the Tanzanite Exchange Cent. . .

Tanzania Estimates a $11.7 Billion Income Boost Through Mineral Value Addition

Posted on :Tuesday , 7th October 2025

David Tarimo, chairman of Tanzania's CEO Roundtable (CEOrt), speaks during a discussion at the Hyatt Regency Kilimanjaro Hotel in Dar es Salaam about the presentation of a report outlining recommendations on how Tanzania can increase its national revenue (GDP) by leveraging value chains of mineral-based products. 

The nation intends to accomplish this by making investmen. . .

Rosatom Launches Uranium Processing Plant in Tanzania

Posted on :Tuesday , 5th August 2025

Rosatom subsidiary Mantra Tanzania Ltd has commissioned a pilot uranium processing plant at the Mkuju River project in southern Tanzania. The facility, located at the Nyota deposit, will be used to test uranium processing technologies and provide input into the design of the main processing complex, which would have a production capacity of up to 3,000 tonnes of uranium per year. Its constructi. . .