📍Dodoma: The Commission of the Mining Commission has expressed satisfaction with the strong pace of revenue collection in the mining sector, raising optimism that the government will surpass its revenue target of 1.2tri/- for the 2025/2026 financial year.
Chairperson of the Mining Commission, Dr Janet R. Lekashingo, made the remarks today in Dodoma while chairing a Commission meeting convened to review implementation performance for the past three months and outline strategies to further strengthen the sector’s contribution to the national economy.
Dr Lekashingo congratulated the Commission’s management and staff for notable achievements, particularly in revenue mobilization, supervision of mineral markets and buying centers, improved mine safety standards and increasing participation of Tanzanians in mining activities.
“I am confident that with the current momentum, we will exceed the government’s revenue collection target for this financial year. The work being carried out demonstrates strong commitment to developing the mining sector,” she said.
According to the Commission’s Executive Secretary, Engineer Ramadhani Lwamo, during the past quarter the institution intensified oversight of mineral licensing processes, monitoring of government revenue collection, supervision of mineral production and sales, as well as enforcement of statutory responsibilities across the sector.
He noted that inspections were conducted in large, medium and small scale mines, mineral processing plants, tailings storage facilities, waste rock areas and explosives storage sites across mining regions nationwide to ensure compliance with safety, health and environmental standards.
The Executive Secretary further stated that regulation of mineral trade has continued to improve through the establishment of 44 mineral markets and 120 mineral buying centers across the country, a move credited with enhancing transparency and increasing government revenues.
In a strategic development, the Commission underlined the importance of investing in modern and future oriented training for Mining Commission staff to keep pace with rapid technological changes and evolving global demand, particularly in the management of critical minerals such as lithium, nickel and cobalt.
The meeting observed that for Tanzania to fully benefit from these resources now central to the global transition towards clean energy and advanced technologies capacity building is essential in geological data analysis, digital technologies, mineral value chain monitoring and modern systems for trade regulation and prevention of mineral smuggling.
Commission members emphasized that such training should be continuous and collaborative, aimed at transforming staff into proactive regulators capable of positioning Tanzania competitively in the global critical minerals market.
During the session, the Commission also deliberated on various challenges facing the mining sector and adopted strategies through its Technical, Human Resources, Finance and Local Content committees to improve the operating environment for miners while increasing the sector’s contribution to the national Gross Domestic Product.
Dr Lekashingo further directed officials to strengthen research on strategic minerals and enhance anti-smuggling systems to ensure the country’s mineral resources continue to benefit Tanzanians and drive sustainable economic growth.
