DAR ES SALAAM: THE government has announced tougher measures to eliminate brokerage practices in the mining sector, in a push to ensure mineral wealth delivers greater returns to Tanzanians.
Minister for Minerals Antony Mavunde said authorities will no longer tolerate individuals and companies holding large mining areas without developing them, warning that such practices are slowing sector growth and depriving the country of revenue.
Speaking on Saturday while endorsing preparations for the 7th Tanzania Mining and Investment Conference (TMIC 2026), Mavunde said priority will now be given to investors with the financial and technical capacity to actively develop mining sites.
“We want Tanzania to move away from people who hold large areas and do not develop them. If you hold an area and do not work on it, it means you are denying the nation revenue,” he said.
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He added that mining licenses are not “storage assets,” warning that the government will continue revoking inactive licenses to open space for serious operators.
“Anyone who knows they own a licenses and are not using it should understand that a licenses is not a shelter,” he said. “We will continue cancelling all inactive licenses and remain with people who can carry out mining activities.”
Mavunde said the reforms are intended to boost production, increase government revenue, and ensure the mining sector contributes more effectively to national development.
He also invited mining stakeholders to attend the 7th Tanzania Mining and Investment Conference, set for November this year, at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam.