New gold plant on the cards as govt reviews small miners’ licensing

Minerals minister Anthony Mavunde (centre) inspects stones extracted from a small-scale miners’ pit in Shinyanga District. PHOTO | COURTESY


Shinyanga. The government is planning to construct a gold processing plant for small-scale miners in Mwakitolyo, Shinyanga region to address the challenge of limited processing capacity which is cited as a major constraint to value addition in mining areas.

Minister for Minerals Anthony Mavunde said during a public meeting with small-scale miners that President Samia Suluhu Hassan has directed the construction of the plant.