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QUESTIONS CHECKLISTRespondent’s Information

Institution: TANZANIA MINERALS AUDIT AGENCY (TMAA) ARUSHA OFFICE

Name of Respondent: Eng.Gilay Charle Sha!i"a

Designation: Seni#r Mineral Engineer an$ Ge!#l#gi%

Respondent Emai: g&ha!i"a'yah##.&#!

!"# Does T$%% %udit Tan&anite produ'tion and

e(ports)saes*

 TMAA eing an agen&y !an$a%e$ %# a$i% an$ !#ni%#ring all

*r#$&%i#n an$ e+*#r% #, !ineral *r#$&e$ an$ i!*#r%e$ in

%he &#n%ry- $# %he a$i% #, r#gh %anani%e a /ell.

 Tanani%e i !ine$ a% #ne area Mererani an$ TMAA ha%a%i#ne$ A$i%#r /h# !a"e ,#ll#/ * #, %he *r#$&%i#n

an$ ale 0 L#&al an$ E+*#r% an$ !a"e re e1ery%hing i

$#ne a *er Mineral A&% an$ regla%i#n. One A$i%#r in

S#r%h#e- Un$ergr#n$ an$ a% Air*#r% 0 2IA- ARUSHA 3 4NIA.

+"# ,-at is t-e mode of T$%% %udit to 'ur. tan&anite

smugging at Tan&aniteOne $ining*

 The TMAA A$i%#r a% Tanani%eOne Mining LTD re&#r$ all

*r#$&%i#n an$ e+*#r% #, %he %anani%e. Dring ale an$

e+*#r% a*ar% ,r#! TMAA A$i%#r- %he O5&ial ,r#! Ma$ini

O5&e an$ TRA are &#!!ni&a%e$ %# /i%ne %he %anani%e

e,#re ale6e+*#r%.C#l#r- Sie- Clari%y an$ Cara% /eigh% are %h#r#ghly &he&"e$

%# ee i, %hey &#!*ly /i%h %he 1ale an$ are n#% !#re %han

#ne gra! *er *ie&e.7hen %he $e $iligen&e i e%alihe$ y all- %he ealing an$

$#&!en%a%i#n #, %ha% %anani%e i ie$ ,#r #%her

arrange!en%.A% %he air*#r%- TMAA A$i%#r are *reen% %# &#n8r! all

e+*#r%e$ !ineral !ee% %he %an$ar$ a&&#r$ing %# %he

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Mineral A&% #, 9:;: 0 e+*#r% *er!i%- *ay!en% an$ i, r#gh

%anani%e are le %han #ne gra! *er *ie&e.In summar/0 o.ser1e t-e %udit and monitoring C-ain

./ T$%%:

Underground %uditor monitors produ'tion 2uantit/<

• 1eri,y- re&#r$ an$ e&#r% *r#$&%i#n %# S#r%h#e

Sort-ouse auditor monitors pro'essing of gems0 saes and

e(port3 2uantit/ and 2uait/: 

• 1eri,y- re&#r$ an$ /i%ne all ale an$ e+*#r% *r#$&%i#n

%irport %uditor monitors smuggers:

• =eri,y re&#r$- /i%ne all $#&!en%a%i#n an$ a**rehen$

!ggler.

F#r !all &ale an$ !e$i! !iner a% Mererani- %he >#in%%ea! e%/een TMAA an$ MEM /hi&h ha an O5&e a%

Mererani- al/ay $# *eri#$i& %ra%egi& a$i% %# e%alih %he

a!#n% #, %anani%e *r#$&e$. The la/ re?ire %he! a /ell

%# re*#r% a,%er %hree !#n%h %he *r#$&%i#n an$ ale ,r#!

%heir !ining area. Failre %# $# %ha% lea$ %# %he re1#&a%i#n

#, %heir li&ene rene/. The ale an$ e+*#r% #, %heir

*r#$&%i#n i *er1ie$ y MEM an$ TMAA. The a!e

*r#&e$re li"e %he #ne &#n$&%e$ %# large !ining

&#!*anie 0Tanani%eOne a**lie %# %h#e S!all an$

Me$i! Miner.

4"# ,-at are t-e measures usua/ ta5en ./

T$%% 6-en someone is 'aug-t smugging

mineras*

Sin&e TMAA i n#% an A%h#ri%y- i% ha n# l%i!a%! ra%her

%han re*#r%ing %# %he Mini%ry #, Energy an$ Mineral (MEM),#r %he /ay ,#r/ar$ a&&#r$ing %# %he Mining A&%- 9:;:.The

$ire&%i1e ,r#! MEM #n %he e+*#r%er #, na%h#rie$ r#gh

%anani%e ha een al/ay ,#r %he! %# *ay *enal%ie #r

&#n8&a%e %he %anani%e. Thi i a&&#r$ing %# %he Mining A&%-

9:;: regla%i#n.TMAA a,%er &#n8&a%ing %he !ineral

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in&l$ing r#gh %anani%e@ i% a&%i#ne$ all !ineral an$

ge!%#ne a&&re$ ,#r year a% Arha Ge! Sh#/ 9:; ,#r

 Tananian %# ge% #**#r%ni%y %# y %he !ineral an$ en$

%he !eage %# %h#e /h# $# illegal inee #, !ineral

an$ ge!%#ne.

7"# ,-at is t-e ma8or '-aenge fa'ing T$%% in

doing its audit and monitoring of mineras*

 The !a>#r &hallenge i #n !all an$ !e$i! !iner /h#

$#nB% /an% %# $e&lare %heir *r#$&%i#n *r#*erly an$

#!e%i!e ell &#n8$en%ial in la&" !ar"e% an$ !ggling %#

2enya /here %hen %he %anani%e i e+*#r%e$ %# 4a*r In$ia

an$ USA.

 The >#in% %ea! #, MEM an$ TMAA %a %# &r %hi &hallenge

ha rel%e$ in%# !all an$ !e$i! !iner %# ,#ll#/

*r#&e$re. S%ill #!e%i!e %hee !iner /hen %he a$i%#r i

%a%i#ne$ a% %heir !ine- %hey %#* #*era%ing. 7hen %he

a$i%#r are n#% ar#n$@ %hey $# !ining &#n8$en%ially $ring

nigh%. The *r#&e i li"e &a% an$ ra% hn%ing.

9"# ,-/ .u/ers from a.road i5e to .u/ roug-

gemstones instead of 'ut and pois-ed*

 The !ar"e% ,#r&e ($e!an$ an$ **ly) i %he #ne /hi&h

$ri1e any ine. The yer in ar#a$ ($e!an$) *re,er

r#gh %anani%e ,#r %he! %# e ale %# &% an$ *#lih in %he

ha*e an$ ie %hey /an%. A$$i%i#nally- %he %an$ar$ #, &%

in #r la*i$arie in Tanania i n#% *re&i#ly a in %heir

&#n%rie. Tha% !ean &%%ing in Tanania i $#le &#%in&e y# nee$ %# reha*e again %# !ee% in%erna%i#nal

%an$ar$.

 There,#re- %he **lier (Tananian) ee n# nee$ #, &%

/hile %he $e!an$ i ,#r r#gh. T# ge% ri$ #, %hi *r#le! i %#

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in&reae &a*a&i%y in %reng%hening #r La*i$arie ,#r &%%ing

an$ *#lihing %# !ee% %he %an$ar$ $e!an$e$ y yer.

 The TANZANIA GEMOLOGICAL CENTRE a% Arha n$er MEM

i *r*#ely in%r#$&e$ %# er1e %hi $e!an$.