Small-scale miners protest mines closure

A section of the tanzanite mining town of Mererani, Manyara Region.  PHOTO | FILE

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  • He said their pleas to the relevant authorities to stop trespassers from entering into their mining block had not been successful even after the recent transfer of 50 per cent of TanzaniteOne shares to the State Mining Corporation (Stamico) as a condition of renewing its licence.