Tanzania bans export of non-certified tanzanite gemstone
Mining is one of the fastest growing sectors in Tanzania. Pictures: File
Tanzania has banned Tanzanite exports that lack a Certificate of Origin, in a bid to tighten the noose on smugglers and to boost the country’s returns from the gemstone.
The Minister for Energy and Minerals William Ngeleja, said that since Mererani Hills in northern Tanzania is the only known region in the world where the deposits subsist, the Tanzanite will now bear its own “Certificate of Origin.”
