Helium project delivers early benefits to Tanzanian villages

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Geologist Venosa Ngowi from the ministry of Minerals addresses journalists at Itumbula village in Momba District, near one of the four helium gas extraction wells drilled by Helium One in Songwe Region. PHOTO | JULIUS MARICHA

What you need to know:

  • Though commercial production has yet to begin, the discovery and development of helium in the Rukwa Basin is already having a dramatic influence on people’s lives