DODOMA, Aug. 25 -- THE construction of the high-quality testing mineral laboratory in Dodoma has been described as a historic milestone in the countrys mineral sector, the Minister for Minerals, Anthony Mavunde, said in Dodoma, today, August 25.

Minister Mavunde, who laid the foundation stone for the 14.3bn/- state-of-the-art mineral sample testing laboratory in Kizota, Dodoma, said the lab is set to be the largest of its kind in East and Central Africa. The laboratory will provide fast, high-quality testing services to miners and investors, both locally and internationally.

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister Mavunde hailed the project as a historic milestone, coming 100 years after the establishment of the Geological Survey and Mining ...