Dar es Salaam, Feb. 15 -- DODOMA: SMALL-SCALE miners are set to receive a major boost, as the government, through the State Mining Corporation (STAMICO), has signed Memoranda of Understanding with local manufacturers to ease access to crucial mining equipment.

This initiative aims to empower small-scale miners to acquire equipment and increase their production.

This was announced yesterday in the National Assembly by the Deputy Minister for Minerals, Dr Stephen Kiruswa, while responding to a basic question from the Singida East MP, Mr Miraji Mtaturu, who wanted to know when the government would provide licences, equipment and capital to small-scale miners in his constituency.

Dr Kiruswa named the companies that signed the MoUs with STA...