Country

Assignment

Tanzania

• Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Tanzania
  An expert from MTL was in 1998 appointed by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals to chair a committee responsible for drafting of the Mining Regulations for the Mining Act, 1998. The regulations were successfully drafted and are currently operational.
  
  
• Ministry of Energy and Minerals – Small-scale Mining Demonstration Centre – Chunya, Mbeya
  MTL was in 2003 contracted by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals to chair a technical steering committee that is overseeing the construction, commissioning and running of a small-scale mining technology demonstration center based in Chunya District, Mbeya, for an initial period of three years. The centre includes a gold processing plant and a demonstration underground mine. The centre also has equipment that will be used for hire and training of other small-scale miners operating in the surrounding areas. Installation and commission of the processing plant have been completed and the team is in the process of designing the underground mining operations.
  
  
• Vice President’s Office, Department of Environment
  In 2002, an expert from MTL was appointed by the Government to join a team responsible for reviewing applications submitted by the mining companies for the Presidential Environmental Award. Later, the expert led one of the three teams for site visits to evaluate environmental performances and participated in the eventual final evaluation of the applications.
  
  
• Facilitation of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) workshops for Tanzania Candidacy – December 2008 & January 2009
  Were contracted by the World Bank to facilitate a Launch Workshop in December 2008 to enable Tanzania finalize the required stages to become a member of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI). Further in January 2009.
  we were also contracted to facilitate another workshop for discussion of the EITI – Tanzania work programme and selection of members of the working group. Both workshops were completed successfully

Malawi

• Training of small-scale miners – Centre for Enterprise Development (CDE)- Brussels

Lesotho and Swaziland

• Assessment of the Mineral resource potential for assistance - Centre for Enterprise Development (CDE) - Brussels (2005)

• Capacity building for small-scale mining consultants in Africa - Centre for Enterprise Development (CDE)- Brussels

Ghana

• Development of mercury free technology for small-scale gold miners – European Union

Sierra Leone

• Assessment of the environmental management compliance along the diamond mining areas of Kono District – Assessment on behalf of the International Finance Corporation for a Company seeking financing.
  
  
• Preparation of strategies for the Ministry of Mines on implementation of the new Mining Act
  
  
• Institutional Development and Capacity Building – Sierra Leone – EU (2006):
  Was sub-contracted by Gruppo Sogges of Brussels to undertake a European Union Mission in Sierra Leone to carry out the assessment of the “Institutional Development and Capacity Building” for the Ministry of Mines. The assignment was carried out and a report submitted according to schedule.
  
  

Zimbabwe

• Mercury abatement in gold mining areas around international waters – Global Environmental Fund and UNIDO(2000)
  

Sudan

• Mercury abatement in gold mining areas around international waters – Global Environmental Fund and UNIDO (2000)