Mining industry of Tanzania

Mining makes up more than 50% of the country's total exports, of which a large part comes from gold.

The country has gold reserves of 10 million ounces, generating revenue of over a billion USD.

Gemstones, nickel, copper, uranium, kaolin, titanium, cobalt and platinum are also mined in Tanzania.

[3] Illegal mining is prevalent in Tanzania, and poses a significant risk to those undertaking the practice.

[4] Employees at smaller mines in Tanzania have to deal with significantly poorer ventilation than their counterparts at larger operations.

Exposure to silica at a small mine is more than two hundred times that at a larger site, while overall airborne silica exposure is more than three hundred times the limit set by NIOSH in the United States.