Tanzania Act or statute

Parliament of Tanzania

The Mining Act, 2010

A holder of a prospecting licence must keep full and accurate records of prospecting operations and submit copies to the Commission within the first month of every calendar quarter; the Commission…

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Structure: 9 provisions
Citation: The Mining Act
Official identity: Year 2010
Dates: Enacted 2010

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Official identity: Year 2010
Dates: Enacted 2010

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“A holder of a prospecting licence must keep full and accurate records of prospecting operations and submit copies to the Commission within the first month of every calendar quarter; the Commission may modify these requirements on application.”

A holder of a prospecting licence must keep full and accurate records of prospecting operations and submit copies to the Commission within the first month of every calendar quarter; the Commission may modify these requirements on application. A holder of a special mining licence must keep specified records at the section 125(2) address and send quarterly and annual reports to the Commission. Mining licence holders must keep the records referred to in section 125(2) and send the specified reports to the licensing authority within the first month of each calendar quarter. When a mineral right ends or certain mining licences expire, the former holder must give the licensing authority the required records and maps, and may also have to provide other documents if the authority gives written notice. When a mining-related licence expires, the former holder must deliver certain required records and plans or maps to the licensing authority.

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Section 1

Disapplication to petroleum

Mining licence holders must keep the records referred to in section 125(2) and send the specified reports to the licensing authority within the first month of each calendar quarter.

Section 3

Ownership of minerals and Government lien

When a mining-related licence expires, the former holder must deliver certain required records and plans or maps to the licensing authority.

Section 5

Authority required for prospecting or mining

A person required under this Schedule must provide information, answer questions, or make books/documents available, even if doing so might incriminate them or expose them to a penalty.

Section 7

Restriction on grant of mineral rights

A person must not ignore certain paragraph 6 requirements or give false or misleading information, statements, books, or documents when complying with them.

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Provision 5Offence 2Short titleInterpretation

§ 1Short titleShort title

1.–(1) Subject to subparagraph (2), the holder of a prospecting licence shall- (a) keep at the address referred in section 125(2), full and accurate records of his prospecting operations which indicate: (i) boreholes drilled; 406 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE MINING ACT [CAP. 123 R.E. 2023] (ii) aerial photographs; (iii) strata penetrated with detailed logs of the strata; (iv) minerals discovered; (v) the results of any seismic survey, geochemical or geophysical analysis; (vi) the results of any analysis or identification of minerals; (vii) the geological interpretations of the records maintained under items (i) to (vi) inclusive; (viii) the number of persons employed; (ix) other work done in connection with the prospecting licence; (x) costs incurred; and (xi) such other matters as may be prescribed. (b) submit within the first month of every calendar quarter to the Commission copies of records of his prospecting operations together with any records prepared as a result of those records. (2) The Commission may, on the application of the holder of a pros- pecting licence, modify any of the requirements of subparagraph (1).

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§ 2ApplicationProvision

A holder of a special mining licence must keep specified records at the section 125(2) address and send quarterly and annual reports to the Commission.

2. The holder of a special mining licence shall- (a) keep at the address referred to in section 125(2)- (i) complete and accurate technical records of his operations in the mining area, including the implementation of his environmental management plan, in such form as the Commission may approve; (ii) copies of all maps, geological reports, including interpretations, mineral analyses, aerial photographs, ore logs, analyses and tests and all other data obtained and compiled by the holder in respect of the mining area; (iii) accurate and systematic financial records of his operations in the mining area and such other books of account and financial records as the Commission may require; records of the production of minerals from the mining area; records of the number of persons employed by the holder in the mining area and the capacity in which they are employed and of the employment and training of citizens of Tanzania; (b) submit within the first month of every calendar quarter to the Commission such reports, records and other information concerning the conduct of operations; and (c) furnish the Commission with a copy of every annual financial report within three months of the end of each financial year showing the profit and loss for the year and the state of the financial affairs of the holder at the end of each financial year. 407 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE MINING ACT [CAP. 123 R.E. 2023]

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§ 3Disapplication to petroleumProvision

Mining licence holders must keep the records referred to in section 125(2) and send the specified reports to the licensing authority within the first month of each calendar quarter.

3. The holder of a mining licence or a primary mining licence shall keep the address referred to in section 125(2) such of the records, and shall furnish to the licensing authority, within the first month of every calendar quarter such of the reports specified in paragraph 2 of this Schedule.

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§ 4InterpretationInterpretation

When a mineral right ends or certain mining licences expire, the former holder must give the licensing authority the required records and maps, and may also have to provide other documents if the authority gives written notice.

4. Where- (a) a mineral right terminates in accordance with provisions of this Act; or (b) the term of a prospecting licence or a special mining licence expires, the person who was the holder of the mineral right immediately before the termination or expiration shall deliver to the licensing authority concerned (i) all records which the former holder maintained in accordance with this Act with respect to the mineral right; (ii) all plans or maps of the area of land that was subject to the mineral right and which were prepared by or on the instructions of the former holder. (c) such other documents as the licensing authority concerned may, by notice in writing given to the former holder, require him to so deliver.

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§ 5Ownership of minerals and Government lienProvision

When a mining-related licence expires, the former holder must deliver certain required records and plans or maps to the licensing authority.

5. Where the term of a mining licence, gemstone mining licence or primary mining licence expires, the person who was the holder of the mineral right immediately before the expiration shall deliver to the licensing authority concerned, all records that he was required to keep under this Schedule and all plans or maps of the prospecting operations or mining operations on the area.

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§ 6Declaration of mining controlled areasProvision

The Commission may serve a written notice requiring a person to provide information, attend and answer questions, or produce books or documents about minerals obtained or their value.

6. Where the Commission has reason to believe that a person is capable of giving information, producing or making available books or documents relating to minerals obtained or the value of minerals obtained, he may, by notice in writing served on that person, require that person to- (a) furnish to him in writing, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such information; (b) attend before him or a person specified in the notice at such time and place as is so specified and there to answer questions relating to minerals obtained, or the value of minerals obtained; or (c) make available to a person specified in the notice at such time and place as is so specified books or documents in his custody or power relating to minerals obtained or the value of minerals obtained. 408 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE MINING ACT [CAP. 123 R.E. 2023]

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§ 7Authority required for prospecting or miningOffence

A person required under this Schedule must provide information, answer questions, or make books/documents available, even if doing so might incriminate them or expose them to a penalty.

7. A person is not excused from furnishing information, answering a question or making available books or documents when required to do so under this Part of this Schedule on the ground that the information so furnished, the answer to the question, or the production of; or making available, any books or documents might tend to incriminate him or make him liable to a penalty, but the information so furnished shall not be admissible in evidence against him in any proceedings other than proceedings for a contravention of paragraph 9.

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§ 8Mineral rights and exclusivityProvision

A person who is given access to books or documents under paragraph 6 may copy them or take extracts from them.

8. Where books or documents are made available in accordance with paragraph 6, the person to whom they are made available may make copies of, or take extracts from, the books or documents.

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§ 9Restriction on grant of mineral rightsOffence

A person must not ignore certain paragraph 6 requirements or give false or misleading information, statements, books, or documents when complying with them.

9.–(1) A person shall not- (a) refuse or fail to comply with a requirement under paragraph 6 to the extent that he is capable of complying with it; (b) in purported compliance with such a requirement, knowingly furnish information that is false or misleading in a material particular; (c) when attending the Commission or any other person in accordance with such a requirement, knowingly make a statement or produce a book or document that is false or misleading in a material particular; or (d) when making available books or documents in accordance with such a requirement, knowingly make available a book or document that is false or misleading in a material particular. (2) A person who contravenes paragraph 9(1), commits an offence and on conviction, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both. 409 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG.

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