Location | |
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Location | Biharamulo |
Region | Kagera |
Country | Tanzania |
Coordinates | 03°20′S 031°53′E / 3.333°S 31.883°E |
History | |
Opened | 2005 |
Closed | 7 March 2013 |
Owner | |
Company | African Barrick Gold (70%) MDM Mines Ltd (30%) |
Website | ABG website MDM Mines website |
Year of acquisition | 2000 (Barrick) |
Tulawaka Gold Mine was a combined underground and open pit gold mine located in the Biharamulo district, in the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is operated by African Barrick Gold, who owned 70% of the mine. The remaining 30% was owned by MDM Mines.[1]
It was one of four gold mines African Barrick Gold, a subsidiary of Barrick Gold, owns in Tanzania, the other three being Bulyanhulu, Buzwagi and North Mara. The mine ceased operation in 2013.