Tanzania Wants to Get Coal Mining Underway

Dar es Salaam — The National Development Corporation (NDC), a state-owned firm that oversees major projects, is determined to implement the Mchuchuma and Liganga iron ore mining projects at a cost of $3 billion.

An estimated 540 million tonnes of coal deposits are available to produce 600 MW of electricity for over 100 years. However finding the money to fully develop the project remains a challenge.

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