Tulawaka Gold Mine

Tulawaka
Location
Tulawaka Gold Mine is located in Tanzania
Tulawaka Gold Mine
Tulawaka Gold Mine
Location Tulawaka Gold Mine
Tulawaka Gold Mine is located in Africa
Tulawaka Gold Mine
Tulawaka Gold Mine
Tulawaka Gold Mine (Africa)
Tulawaka Gold Mine is located in Earth
Tulawaka Gold Mine
Tulawaka Gold Mine
Tulawaka Gold Mine (Earth)
LocationBiharamulo
RegionKagera
CountryTanzania
Coordinates03°20′S 031°53′E / 3.333°S 31.883°E / -3.333; 31.883
History
Opened2005
Closed7 March 2013
Owner
CompanyAfrican Barrick Gold (70%)
MDM Mines Ltd (30%)
WebsiteABG website
MDM Mines website
Year of acquisition2000 (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.