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- 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.
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
In February 2002, MTL was contracted by the United Nations Economic Commission
for Africa to identify and compile a compendium of the best practices
for small-scale mining in Africa. The Compendium was prepared and submitted
to UNECA and at a multi-stakeholders meeting held in Yaounde, Cameroon
in November 2002. The Compendium is now being distributed by UNECA to
various stakeholders in order to assist in the adoption of best practices
in small-scale mining.
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
During the period June 1999 and November 2000, MTL was contracted to prepare
a global programme on “Removal of barriers for the Introduction
of Cleaner Technology in Small-Scale Mining” (covering six countries
namely, Brazil, Indonesia, Laos, Sudan, Tanzania and Zimbabwe). MTL was
initially responsible for the preparation of a programme for Tanzania
and later integration with those of Sudan and Zimbabwe to form the African
component. A final report and a proposed research programme for the three
African Countries was presented at a joint meeting between UNIDO, GEF
and UNDP in New York, USA in April, 2000. This was later integrated by
an expert from MTL with those of Asia and Latin America to form a global
programme, which is being financed by the Global Environmental Facility
(GEF). The programme which is now under implementation, aims to address
the issue of pollution of “International Waters” as a result
of small-scale mining.
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
In June 2002, UNIDO contracted MTL to prepare the terms of reference for
different experts who will be engaged by the organization in the six countries
(Brazil, Indonesia, Laos, Sudan, Tanzania and Zimbabwe) in the execution
of the various components of the “Removal of barriers for the Introduction
of Cleaner Technology in Small-Scale Mining”.
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