DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 27 -- OVER 1,300 mining licences have been revoked for failure to remit permit fees for mining blocks and defaulting on conditions for their operations in the country, the Minister for Minerals, Mr Dotto Biteko, told 'Daily News' on Thurday.
The minister had on February 18, this year, directed the Mining Commission to serve a 30-day ultimatum to mining licence holders to pay permit fees amounting to 116.67bn/- owed to the government for mining blocks awarded to them.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with this newspaper, Minister Biteko plained that the government has so far revoked over 1,300 licences for failing to pay the requisite permit fees.
Some of the miners had their licences withdrawn for failing to develop...