Josephine Christopher is a senior business journalist for The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers
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Dar es Salaam. Record gold exports have propelled Tanzania's mining industry to unprecedented levels, lifting export earnings, government revenue and foreign exchange reserves.
However, industry experts have cautioned that the country's increasing dependence on a single mineral exposes it to future market shocks and underscores the need to accelerate the development of other strategic mineral resources.