Gold sales hit record high

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The Mining Commission said over 22 newly established mineral trading centres across the country have increased the volume gold entering the Tanzania market to record levels. The Minerals Minister Dotto Biteko told the government’s information services department on Wednesday, May 23, 2019, that at least 409.3 kilogrammes of gold worth Sh34.3 billion have entered the Tanzanian markets between March 17 and April 17, this year.