Africa
Tanzania
What comes out of the ground here, what is still in it, and who operates the assets.
4 materials produced
0 mines in the atlas
0 plants in the atlas
Export controls in force.
Export ban: Ore concentrates of copper, gold, nickel, and silver (2017).
(USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, table 4 — as of January 2026)
What it produces
Maps →USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · 2025 (estimated) · each row keeps the unit the source uses for that commodity · source ↗
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| Material | Series | Production | Unit | Share of world |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphite | Mine production | 75,000 | metric tons | 4.2% |
| Pumice & Pumicite | Mine production | 350.0 | thousand metric tons | 1.8% |
| Gemstones | Mine production | 320.0 | thousands of carats | 0.5% |
| Rare Earths (all) | Mine production | Zero | metric tons | — |
What it holds in reserve
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · reserves as most recently published
| Material | Series | Reserves | Unit | Share of world |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphite | Reserves | 18,000,000 | metric tons | 5.8% |
| Rare Earths (all) | Reserves | 890,000 | metric tons | 1.0% |
| Gemstones | Reserves | Not applicable | thousands of carats | — |
Journeys that pass through Tanzania
All journeys →Material that is dug up here, refined here, or simply crosses the border on its way somewhere else.
Congolese cobalt to a battery cathode A metal almost nobody mines on purpose, carried out of a landlocked country by truck.