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Tanzania demands 30% tax from gold miners on grounds of rising prices

Marc Howe | July 30, 2012 | 5:10 am Precious Metals Africa Gold 

The gold-rich African nation of Tanzania has introduced a 30% corporate tax for mining companies in operation for more than five years, stating that the move is justified by rising precious metal prices on the international market. According to a...

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