Bars of 250 grams of fine gold are stored in boxes for transport at a plant of gold refiner. In March, 2017, President Magufuli issued a ban on exports of unrefined metals, preventing Acacia from selling partially processed gold and copper concentrates. FILE PHOTO | REUTERS
Tanzania will allow export of gold and copper concentrates as it enters the final stages of negotiation with investors to construct a smelter in the country.
Stanislaus Nyongo, Deputy Minister for Minerals, said the government had already received a number of offers from “big investors” ready to build the smelter.
