"Mineral officials assure workers on safety of tanzanite mines"

The tanzanite mines at Mererani in Simanjiro District of Manyara Region are safe and show no signs that they will collapse as some miners claimed, according to senior mineral officials. Deputy commissioner for minerals Ally Samaje said here over the weekend that findings from a recent inspection on Tanzanite One located in the remote area of Mererani, showed that the mine was not in danger of sinking. He said the inspection was...[done] after some of the mine workers claimed that there were signs that the mine would sink.

The claim prompted mine workers to organise a strike to press the management to do a thorough inspection of the mine. “But inspectors have played their part and their findings show that the mine is safe and no threat exists claimed before,” Samaje assured miners, calling on them to continue with their mining activities.