GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES LIST OF GOODS AND SERVICES IN MINING THAT MUST NOT BE PROVIDED BY FOREIGNERS.




▪️Implementation of President Samia’s directives on increasing Tanzanian participation in the mining sector

▪️Through amendments to the Regulations on Local Content Participation in the Mining Sector

▪️Procurement of goods and services in mining reached TZS 5 trillion in 2024

▪️Minister Mavunde urges the private sector to seize available opportunities

📍 Dodoma

The Government, through the Ministry of Minerals, has officially announced a list of 20 goods and services that must be provided in mines exclusively by companies that are 100 percent owned by Tanzanians, with the aim of expanding Tanzanian participation in the mining sector. This move implements the directives of H.E. President Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan to ensure Tanzanians play a full role across the entire mining value chain.

This was stated by the Minister for Minerals, Hon. Anthony Mavunde, on January 5, 2025, in Dodoma while addressing journalists. He explained that the decision follows amendments to the 2018 Local Content Participation Regulations in the Mining Sector.

“For the first phase, on 14 November 2025, the Mining Commission announced a list of goods and services that must be provided by companies that are 100 percent Tanzanian-owned. For the first time, the Mining Commission will publish this list under Regulation 13A,” said Minister Mavunde.

Speaking on procurement, the Minister noted that purchases of goods and services from Tanzanian companies increased from TZS 1.85 trillion out of total procurements worth TZS 3.01 trillion (equivalent to 62 percent) in 2018, to TZS 4.41 trillion, equivalent to 88 percent of the total TZS 5.00 trillion procurement value recorded in 2024.

Regarding employment in mining projects, he said there has been a significant increase in jobs for Tanzanians—from 6,668 out of 7,003 jobs (95 percent) in 2018, to 18,853 out of 19,356 jobs (97 percent) by December 2024.

“For positions that require experience due to advancing global technology, there are legal arrangements for the succession of Tanzanians into roles currently held by foreign experts,” he said, citing the North Mara Gold Mine, owned by Twiga Minerals Corporation (Barrick Gold), where 100 percent of top management positions are held by Tanzanians.

Additionally, the Minister said the Government continues to widen opportunities for Tanzanian participation in the mining sector and to increase national benefits from mineral resources by designating a special investment area at the former Buzwagi large-scale gold mine, covering 1,331 acres, for the construction of mining-related manufacturing industries. He noted that six factories have already been built, while 15 investors have expressed interest in establishing factories in the area.

Minister Mavunde called on Tanzania’s private sector to seize opportunities in supplying goods and providing services to mines, in order to ensure that a larger share of funds remains within the country and stimulates economic growth.

He further emphasized that all investors must comply with mining laws and the Local Content Participation Regulations, while urging Tanzanians to take advantage of existing opportunities in mining projects to address employment challenges for individual and national benefit.

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