MOROGORO, Oct. 10 -- THE Minister for Minerals, Anthony Mavunde, has officially launched the construction activities at the Kinywe graphite mine, operated by the Faru Graphite Corporation from which  the Tanzanian government will collect over 7tri/- through taxes, levies, dividends, and mining royalties.

The factory has been built in partnership between the Tanzanian government (16 percent stake) and Black Rock Mining Limited (84percent stake) as a major step in the implementation of strategic projects in the mining sector in the country.

Speaking at the launch event in Mahenge, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region, Mavunde said the launch is a sign of a new pace of development of major strategic projects in the Mining Sector, due to t...