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Refinery set to turn Tanzania city into major gold hub

A man mines gold. Artisanal and small-scale miners will benefit from the new refinery in Dodoma, Tanzania, as they will be able to use their gold as collateral for loans. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  BEATRICE MATERU

Tanzania is set to earn more from its gold once the first refinery is completed in the country’s administrative capital Dodoma in the next six weeks.

The gold refinery is currently more than 80 per cent complete, and the first trial is set for October 25.

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