LAKE VICTORIA BASIN

While mining in the Nyamongo mining area provides much-needed jobs and revenue for Tanzania, operations must safeguard the environment against disruptive activities that can cause long-term environmental degradation, including large open pits and water pollution, especially from mercury, which is

widely used by small-scale miners. In accordance with the Tanzania Mining Act 2010, miners must present an approved environment management plan, which demonstrates how they will manage and prevent pollution, and restore degraded land, before a licence is issued.

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