Josephine Christopher is a senior business journalist for The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers
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Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s mining industry is closing in on a historic milestone after the total value of minerals produced in the country surged to nearly $1 billion in the third quarter of 2025, underscoring the sector’s growing contribution to the national economy amid record global gold prices and strong performance from large-scale miners.
According to official data, the total value of minerals produced increased by 23 percent from $806.2 million in March 2025 to $991.1 million by September 2025.
