Primary Mining License
A Primary
Mining Licence confers on the holder for the exclusive right to carry on
mining operations in the mining area. The licence is granted for a period
of five years and may be renewed for the like period. The holder of one or
more Primary Mining Licences may apply to convert the licence or licences
to a Mining Licence or a Gemstone Mining Licence.
The size
of each Primary Mining Licence shall be as follows:
● For a
Primary Mining Licence for all minerals other than building materials
the
maximum size shall be 10 hectares; and
● For a
Primary Mining Licence for building materials the maximum size shall be
2
hectares.
The above
maximum sizes shall not apply to Primary Mining Licences amalgamated for
the purpose of conversion to Mining Licence or Gemstone Mining Licence.
A Primary
Prospecting Licence and a Primary Mining Licence cannot be granted to an
individual who is not a citizen of Tanzania or not a company unless:
Its
members are all citizens of Tanzania;
Its
directors are all citizens of Tanzania; and control over the company, both
direct and indirect, is exercised from within Tanzania by persons all of
whom are citizens of Tanzania.