Tanzania’s small-scale miners still not getting a fair share
Entry to trading centres is restricted to those who can afford licences needed to sell precious metals, and at $44 is to costly for most small-scale miners
30 October 2019 - 13:12
Tanga — A new network of government-controlled trading centres was meant to ensure Tanzania's small-scale miners got a bigger share of the country's mineral wealth. But most still can't get a foot in the door. Literally.
Entry to the 28 exchanges scattered around the East African nation is restricted to those who can afford the licences needed to sell the precious metals, which at about $44, is beyond the means of most small-scale miners, who often run up debts just to extract gold and other precious metals from rented land...
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