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The article presents information on the mining activities in Tanzania. It informs about the Africa Strategy for Mining Technical Paper which was developed the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund for themining sector in Tanzania. It also mentions that Tanzania ranks as Africa'sfourth largest producer of gold after South Africa, Ghana and Mali.

Focuses on South Africa's Chamber of Mines' position paper on government involvement in mining. Chamber's call for the government to create an environment favorable to private-sector development; Recommendation for a new mining policy; Call for the creation of a centralized government agency to coordinate mining policy and regulatory supervision.