In this month's Finance Briefing we review the effects of the amendments to the Mining (Local Content) Regulations, 2018 on the operations of commercial banks in Tanzania.

The TSA Act came into force on 23 February 2018 and the most significant change that affects the mining industry is contained in section 7.

Earlier this month, Tanzania announced a series of amendments to its Mining Regulations, including changes to the minimum shareholding requirements and to the public offering procedure. This article provides an overview...

While the existence of helium in Tanzania is not novel, not many people know much about element other than it is used in party tricks.

Hoping to increase the nation's revenue from natural resources, the Tanzanian government is introducing a number of increasingly drastic reforms to the mining industry.

The recent changes to the Mining Act in Tanzania have significant ramifications for service providers to the Tanzanian mining industry (Service Providers).

Tanzania has enacted three pieces of legislation that introduce sweeping changes to the legal and regulatory regime governing the natural resources extractive industry.

Private equity financing is no longer a peripheral consideration in the development of mining projects in Tanzania. It has become one of the most important—and misunderstood...

These shares shall be treated as a special class of shares and the shareholder shall be entitled to dividend and the shares shall not decrease in value or percentage of ownership.

This is the first of a series of monthly mining briefings which Clyde & Co aims to publish on the legal and regulatory framework affecting the mining industry in Tanzania.

Tanzania's mining sector is one of the most sought-after investment destinations in East Africa — and it just became significantly more regulated.

On 23 April 2010 Tanzania's Parliament passed The Mining Act 2010 (the Act). The Act is a composite of a document presented to Parliament (the Initial Reading), together with a schedule of amendments (the Amendments).

The Integrity Pledge Regulations are made under section 106(3) of the Mining Act 2010. This section states that the Minister of Minerals "shall make regulations guiding compliance...

As negotiations have started with the Government of Tanzania and I find myself representing a few mining companies in this process, I was prompted to reflect on the mining industry in Tanzania.

His Excellency President John Pombe Magufuli of the United Republic of Tanzania took a gamble and dared what few sovereign nations in Africa dared to do.

The first round of amendments in 2017 were brought in terms of the Finance Act, 2017.

This legal update analyses the recently published Mining Act (Mineral Rights Applications by Tender) Regulations, Government Notice Number 484 of 2020 (the Tender Regulations)

Clyde & Co recently published an energy briefing exploring the new Petroleum Act 2015 Bill supplement related to upstream, midstream and downstream petroleum activities.

The reforms are the latest in a campaign to exercise greater control over the extractives sectors.

Mineral extraction and revenues in Tanzania have made very little positive impact on the lives of most Tanzanians.