Barrick's offer would alter Tanzania protective mining law
What you need to know:
Barrick’s proposed Framework Agreement with the Government of Tanzania seeks to have mining companies under no obligation to establish gold refining or concentrate smelting facilities in the country.
Barrick, for example, wants unfettered rights to export minerals (including doré, an alloy of silver and gold, and concentrates) until refining (in the case of doré) and smelting (in the case of concentrates) are available in Tanzania.
