The 270bn/- was recovered from Geita Gold Mine, 77bn/- from Resolute Resources and Sh72 billion from Tulawaka, according to
TMAA managing director Paul Masanja.
But Masanja admitted that there was still a long way
to curb tax evasion and illegal mining activities among small and medium
miners.
“It’s high time we worked jointly with all
stakeholders in the mining sector to save the nation from massive revenues
loss,” he said.
He was speaking at the closure of a two-day seminar
for officials from TMAA, Customs Department, the police force and airport
security.
The government’s earning from the mining sector though
was gradually increasing, Masanja said lack of modern equipment and manpower at
various entry points was among serious challenges retarding the TMAA
performance.
TMAA director for Valuation and Minerals Services
Dominic Rwekaza said officials posted at entry points in the country ought to
be conversant with and implement the 2010 Mining Act and its regulations if
they are to successfully reverse the trend.
Masanja said his agency had also intensified control
and monitoring of discrepancies to ensure mining activities do not comprise
sustainability of the environment.
TMAA audits both mineral production and exports and
the environmental to ensure mining companies have rehabilitation safeguards and
implement them as required by the law.
TMAA manager for Valuation George Kaseza said the
agency envisages establishing a database. The move aims at curbing forgery in the
industry, as all mining licenses and other related documents would be easily
accessed, he said.
Source: The Citizen, www.thecitizen.co.tz, reported from Dar es Salaam
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