This was unveiled at Barrick's North Mara mine in
Others are chairman and senior executives from the
The Country Manager for Barrick, Georgia Mutagahywa said as part of the implementation of the local content regulations, the company has taken action in areas of employment and offerings of tenders.
Also in running community development projects in the vicinity of the mines of Buzwagi, Bulyanhulu and North Mara through the company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy.
However, she noted that Barrick still needs immense support from the government to ensure effective and successful implementation of the Mining Act and the Mining Local Content Regulations.
Mutagahywa said the company eyes starting a Local Business Development Program (LBD), to oversee the implementation of the regulations.
The Chairman for
"We have been closely monitoring the participation of Tanzanians in the mining sector by ensuring that preference is given to locally produced goods and services and our monitoring efforts have started to yield positive results," he said.
Prof. Kikula further explained that the
He noted that to support mining company in this, the Commission is ready to provide detailed clarifications on various challenges that the company encounters in the implementation and compliance of the local content.
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