Dar es Salaam, April 3 -- GEITA: BUCKREEF Gold Mining has paid various taxes and fees to the government worth 13bn/- in three years from its mining operations.

This was unveiled by the State Mining Corporation (STAMICO) to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Investment (PIC) during their visit to Buckreef Gold Mining in the Geita Region recently.

“The taxes and fees paid from 2021 to 2024 have supported the government in providing essential services and infrastructure development, ranging from education and healthcare to transportation and public amenities,” the STAMICO report stated.

Buckreef is owned jointly by the state-owned corporation STAMICO (45 per cent) and TRX Tanzania, a subsidiary of the international...