The government has at
last revoked 191 licences of mining exploration companies -- local and
international -- after they failed to conform to the established laws and
regulations in the sector.
The nullification of the licences was officially
effected in October this year, whereby 888 firms were put into scrutiny.
The first comprised 54 firms which had had their licences expired
and had not fulfilled conditions served to them; the second comprised 137
companies that failed to comply with the conditions given including paying the
relevant dues.
Most of the companies in
the category of 54 firms were based in Dar es Salaam, followed by Arusha,
Morogoro, Tanga and Dodoma regions.
While firms falling in the category of the 137 companies
most were based in Dar es Salaam.
Licences of the first category of companies were issued
between 2009 and 2011, whereby 27 out of 54 firms received the slap only a year
after having received clearance to operate; 26 were two years old and 6 were
three years old. In the second category, the firms were issued with licences
between 2008 and 2010.
Earlier, local newspapers reported that the ministry of
Energy and Minerals had issued a 30-day notice to some companies to renew their
licences, failure of which could lead the revocation of their permits.
Source: The Citizen, http://www.thecitizen.co.tz, reported by Felix Lazaro in Dar es Salaam
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