Tanzanian officials at a small-scale mining centre in Karatu District, Arusha. PHOTO | BEATRICE MATERU
What you need to know:
Government-controlled selling and buying centres are part of President John Magufuli’s drive to optimise mineral trading to benefit not just multinationals but also small-scale miners, brokers and dealers.
The hubs are part of efforts to improve and provide greater transparency in the country’s mining industry, and to stop mineral smuggling and tax evasion.
