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Production, refining and reserves

CommodityMetricValueWorld rank · shareSource
Rare earthsReserves 2025890,000 t REO#8 · 1%USGS MCS 2026
CopperMine production 20223,097 t Cu content#51 · 0%USGS Minerals Yearbook 2022 (copper), table 20
Graphite (natural)Mine production 202575,000 t natural graphite#3 · 4%USGS MCS 2026
Graphite (natural)Reserves 202518 million t natural graphite#5 · 6%USGS MCS 2026
TinMine production 2023280 t Sn content#17 · 0.1%USGS Minerals Yearbook 2023 (tin, tables-only release), table 9
BauxiteMine production 202240,000 t bauxite (basis as labelled)#25 · 0%USGS Minerals Yearbook 2022 (bauxite and alumina), table 11
Titanium (rutile)Reserves 202220,000 t TiO2 content#9 · 0%USGS MCS 2023
UraniumResources 202357,700 t U content#18 · 0.7%NEA/IAEA Red Book 2024 (Uranium 2024), Table 1.2a, <USD 260/kgU
GoldMine production 202460 t Au content—USGS MCS 2025
GoldReserves 2024400 t Au content#16 · 0.6%USGS MCS 2025
Pumice and pumiciteMine production 2025350,000 t pumice and pumicite#13 · 2%USGS MCS 2026

Policies and export measures

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  • 2024-10-01 · stockpile

    Bank of Tanzania Domestic Gold Purchase Program (20% gold allocation)

    The central bank began buying gold directly from producers and dealers as part of the 20% gold purchase commitment under section 59 of the Mining Act, which applies to all mineral rights holders and licensed dealers. Sellers get reduced royalty and inspection fees, zero-rated VAT and payment within 24 hours of an assay report.

    Source: Bank of Tanzania

  • 2017-07-07 · ban

    Mining Act amendments 2017: ban on export of raw minerals and concentrates

    Amendments to the Mining Act require all minerals won to be beneficiated in Tanzania before being dealt with, and state that no licence or permit may be issued to export raw minerals or mineral concentrates. They also give the government a non-dilutable free-carried interest of at least 16% in mining companies and raise royalty rates. The Act took effect on publication.

    Source: Government of the United Republic of Tanzania (Gazette Act Supplement); copy hosted by the Ministry of Minerals

  • 2017-07-07 · stockpile

    National Gold and Gemstone Reserve (Mining Act amendments 2017)

    The same 2017 amendments provide for a National Gold and Gemstone Reserve, to be set up by ministerial order, holding royalties paid in refined minerals, confiscated minerals and minerals bought by the government. One third of the royalty due is to be paid by depositing refined minerals into the reserve.

    Source: Government of the United Republic of Tanzania (Gazette Act Supplement); copy hosted by the Ministry of Minerals

  • 2017-07-07 · trade measure

    Natural Wealth and Resources (Permanent Sovereignty) Act, 2017: local beneficiation requirement

    Requires every arrangement for extracting natural resources to ensure that no raw resources are exported for beneficiation abroad and to commit to building beneficiation facilities in Tanzania. It also requires earnings to be kept in local banks and bars foreign courts from hearing disputes over these resources.

    Source: Government of the United Republic of Tanzania (Gazette Act Supplement); copy hosted by FAOLEX

Trade in critical minerals

Exports 2024$558 m

  1. Copper$432 mto India 37%, China 25%, Malaysia 17% · 16 more
  2. Platinum$27 mto India 100%
  3. Graphite (natural)$19 mto China 72%, India 26%, Hong Kong 2% · 7 more
  4. Tin$18 mto United Arab Emirates 42%, China 35%, Malaysia 10% · 6 more
  5. Nickel$14 mto China 97%, Switzerland 3%, India 0% · 2 more
  6. Aluminium$14 mto China 60%, India 32%, South Korea 4% · 11 more
  7. Manganese$12 mto Netherlands 80%, Uganda 10%, India 5% · 4 more
  8. Lead$6 mto India 48%, United Arab Emirates 42%, Cambodia 6% · 2 more

and 16 more commodities

Imports 2024$114 m

  1. Zinc$46 mfrom Zambia 71%, South Korea 11%, India 10% · 7 more
  2. Aluminium$29 mfrom India 25%, China 14%, Indonesia 11% · 13 more
  3. Tin$12 mfrom Peru 98%, China 2%, India 0% · 1 more
  4. Potash$9 mfrom Germany 57%, Laos 37%, China 5% · 4 more
  5. Copper$8 mfrom Zambia 85%, Dem. Rep. Congo 14%, South Africa 1% · 4 more
  6. Manganese$4 mfrom Zambia 72%, India 28%, South Africa 0% · 2 more
  7. Cobalt*$1 mfrom China 100%, South Africa 0%, United States of America 0% · 2 more
  8. Silicon$991 kfrom China 82%, India 8%, Hong Kong 5% · 3 more

and 29 more commodities

Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. * Includes HS codes that also cover other products. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.

Fiscal regime for mining

InstrumentApplies toRateLegal basis
RoyaltyCopper, Gold, Silver, Platinum-group metals, Platinum, PalladiumMetallic minerals such as copper, gold, silver and PGMs6%gross value (market value as determined through Government valuation)Mining Act, Cap. 123 R.E. 2019 (as amended by the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act No. 7 of 2017) · s. 87(1)(c)in force 2019-11-30
RoyaltyDiamond (industrial)Gemstones and diamonds (rough); cut and polished gems 1% (s. 87(1)(d))6%gross value (market value as determined through Government valuation)Mining Act, Cap. 123 R.E. 2019 (as amended by the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act No. 7 of 2017) · s. 87(1)(b)in force 2019-11-30
RoyaltyUranium5%gross value (market value as determined through Government valuation)Mining Act, Cap. 123 R.E. 2019 (as amended by the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act No. 7 of 2017) · s. 87(1)(a)in force 2019-11-30
RoyaltyAll mineralsOther minerals, including building materials, salt and all industrial minerals (residual rate)3%gross value (market value as determined through Government valuation)Mining Act, Cap. 123 R.E. 2019 (as amended by the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act No. 7 of 2017) · s. 87(1)(e)in force 2019-11-30
State free-carried interestAll mineralsNot less than 16% non-dilutable free carried interest in companies holding a mining licence or special mining licence; Government may further acquire up to 50% in total commensurate with tax expenditures granted16%Mining Act, Cap. 123 R.E. 2019 (as amended by the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act No. 7 of 2017) · s. 10(1)-(3)in force 2019-11-30
Corporate income tax (mining)All mineralsTotal income of a person from conducting mining operations taxed at 30% (para. 1(5)); corporations generally 30% (para. 3(1)). Mining operations are ring-fenced per licence, and unrelieved losses may reduce income by at most 70% (licensee pays on at least 30% of total income before the loss deduction)30%total income from conducting mining operationsIncome Tax Act, Cap. 332 R.E. 2023 (OAG revised edition 2025) · First Schedule paras. 1(5), 3(1)

Rates and terms as set in the cited law or regulation; agreements with individual projects can differ. Not legal or tax advice.

Deals and financing (12)

  1. 2026-09-21 · Government grant · signed · EUR 2

    European Investment Bank → EcoGraf · Epanko Graphite Project

    Activities began under an EIB technical-assistance grant of up to EUR 2 million funding technical, E&S and market studies for EcoGraf's Epanko graphite project in Tanzania.

    official release

  2. 2026-08-12 · Offtake · signed

    Major German graphite trader (unnamed) → EcoGraf · Epanko Graphite Project

    EcoGraf signed a binding term sheet (German Vorvertrag) with an unnamed German graphite trader to buy 20,000 t/y of Epanko flake graphite, doubling to 40,000 t/y after five years, with a floor price.

    official release

  3. 2026-04-21 · Acquisition · signed · US$107 m

    Sow Good Inc. → Ryzon Materials Ltd and named sellers · Nachu graphite project (Ruangwa, Lindi Region)

    Nasdaq-listed Sow Good agreed to acquire Ryzon Materials' Tanzanian subsidiaries holding the Nachu flake graphite project for AUD 150 million (about USD 107 million) in Sow Good shares.

    official release

  4. 2025-07-18 · Acquisition · completed

    Lifezone Metals → BHP · Kabanga nickel-copper-cobalt project

    Lifezone bought BHP's 17% stake in Kabanga Nickel Ltd for deferred, milestone-linked consideration, taking 100% of KNL (84% of the Tanzanian operating company) and full control of Kabanga's offtake.

    official release

  5. 2025-05-14 · Acquisition · signed · AUD 195

    Shenghe Resources (Singapore) (Shenghe Resources Holding) → Peak Rare Earths Limited · Ngualla rare earth project

    Shenghe agreed to acquire all of Peak Rare Earths, owner of the Ngualla project in Tanzania, by scheme of arrangement; the price was raised in September 2025 from AUD 158 million to AUD 195 million.

    official release

  6. 2024-09-03 · Equity investment · signed · US$40 m

    POSCO → Black Rock Mining · Mahenge Graphite Project

    POSCO agreed a USD 40 million equity investment in Black Rock in two tranches, raising its stake to 19.99%, to support Mahenge Module 1.

    official release

  7. 2024-05-19 · Acquisition · signed · AUD 43

    Ganzhou Chenguang Rare Earth New Material (Shenghe Resources) → Strandline Resources Limited · Fungoni, Tajiri, Sudi and Bagamoyo mineral sands projects

    Shenghe agreed to buy Strandline Resources UK, which holds the Fungoni, Tajiri, Sudi and Bagamoyo mineral sands projects in Tanzania, for AUD 43 million including assumption of project loans.

    official release

  8. 2024-03-15 · Project finance · announced · US$53.4 m

    Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa → Black Rock Mining (Faru Graphite) · Mahenge Graphite Project

    South Africa's IDC approved a USD 53.4 million senior term loan for Mahenge, completing approvals for a USD 113 million term loan with DBSA.

    official release

  9. 2023-11-29 · Project finance · announced · US$105 m

    KfW IPEX-Bank (German UFK untied loan guarantee) → EcoGraf · Epanko Graphite Project

    EcoGraf mandated KfW IPEX-Bank to arrange a senior debt tranche of up to USD 105 million under Germany's untied loan guarantee scheme for the Epanko graphite project in Tanzania, backed by German offtakers.

    official release

  10. 2023-11-02 · Project finance · announced · US$59.6 m

    Development Bank of Southern Africa → Black Rock Mining (Faru Graphite) · Mahenge Graphite Project

    The Development Bank of Southern Africa approved a loan of up to USD 59.6 million for Black Rock's Mahenge graphite project, as part of a planned USD 113 million term loan.

    official release

and 2 earlier deals

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