Recent Changes To The Mining Act In Tanzania Have Significant Ramifications For Service Providers

The recent changes to the Mining Act in Tanzania have significant ramifications for service providers to the Tanzanian mining industry (Service Providers). Urgent legal advice should be sought to ensure compliance with the new legislation.

Pursuant to the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2017 (as published in the Gazette No. 27, Volume 98 dated 7 July 2017) a wide variety of changes were made to the Tanzanian Mining Act 2010.

New local content requirements:

The new local content provisions that have been introduced are of particular importance to Service Providers. The new section 102 (1) provides as follows:

"(1) A mineral right holder shall give preference to goods which are produced or available in Tanzania and services which are rendered by Tanzanian citizens and or local companies."