Kirondatal Gold Mine

The Kirondatal Gold Mine (German: Kirondathal, "Kironda Valley") was a gold mine in the Singida Region of Tanzania.

The mine closed in 1950 and exploration rights in the area of the old mine now lay with Barrick Gold,[1] through its subsidiary, Sekenke Exploration Limited, while the wider area around the mine is under exploration by Currie Rose Resources Inc.[2][3] Gold mining in Tanzania in modern times dates back to the German colonial period, beginning with gold discoveries near Lake Victoria in 1894.

Gold mining at Kirondatal however is said to predate this era, having been carried out by Arab traders in pre-colonial times.

[2][5] The Kirondatal mine closed in 1950, having produced an average grade of 9.0 g/t of gold in its 16 years of operation.

In the late 1990s, foreign mining companies started investing in the exploration and development of gold deposits in Tanzania, leading to the opening of a number of new mines.