Tanzania
Nickel, gold and a pending LNG decision
Overview
Tanzania hosts the Kabanga nickel deposit and significant gold production, while the onshore LNG project remains subject to commercial agreement.
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- B1Moody's RatingsPositive · 2025
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- Mining CommissionRegulator
Issues mineral rights and supervises mining operations.
- Tanzania Investment CentreInvestment promotion
Registers investment projects and coordinates permits.
Law · mining · United Republic of Tanzania
Law · investment · Tanzania Investment Centre
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Cobalt
Battery cathode input produced largely as a copper by-product in the DRC, which accounts for the majority of world mine supply.
Gold
Ghana, South Africa, Mali, Tanzania and Burkina Faso anchor African gold output across large-scale and artisanal production.
Graphite
Anode feedstock. Mozambique and Tanzania hold some of the largest natural flake graphite resources outside China.
Nickel
Kabanga in Tanzania is one of the largest development-stage nickel sulphide deposits globally.
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Tanzania positions Kabanga as an in-country refining model
The project's hydrometallurgical route is framed as a test of whether African nickel can move beyond concentrate export.
DRC holds cobalt exports to 96,600 tonnes a year as refining stays in China
The DRC caps cobalt exports at 96,600 tonnes a year, while processing remains concentrated in China, according to Le Point.cd's review after the 23–25 September Trump–Xi meeting.
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Kabanga Nickel Project
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