Complete overhaul of natural resource laws throws miners into uncertainty

July 04 2017

Two new bills on natural resources sovereignty and contracts passed in the Tanzanian parliament on Monday have thrown mining companies into disarray. A third piece of legislation that will impose amendments on the Mining and Petroleum Acts and the Tax Administration Act, is currently under debate and expected to be passed on Wednesday.

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