Background Brief: Adding Insult to Injury at the North Mara Gold Mine, Tanzania

1 September 2016


This report is based on a third field assessment by MiningWatch Canada (MiningWatch) and UK-based Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) into the situation of human rights at the North Mara Gold Mine (NMGM), Tanzania. The North Mara Gold mine is operated by UK-listed Acacia Mining (‘Acacia’, formerly African Barrick Gold), a majority owned subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corporation. The research was carried out between 24 July and 1 August 2016 in Tarime and the villages surrounding the mine.

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