Buzwagi View Hotel & More About Buzwagi Gold Mine

The dining room at Buzwagi View Hotel

Buzwagi View Hotel Kahama

Buzwagi View Hotel is a neat and clean basic hotel in Kahama. You can find out more about it here.

Buzwagi Gold Mine Email Address/Barrick Gold Tanzania Contacts

The Buzwagi gold mine is in the process of closure. If you would like to contact them, you can do so through Barrick’s Tanzania office. Their telephone number is +255-22-2164200/+255-22-2600604.

Buzwagi Gold Mine Address

Buzwagi Gold Mine
P.O. Box 1101
Kahama, Shinyanga
Tanzania

Buzwagi Gold Mine Photos

Mound of Gold at African Barrick Gold Buzwagi Mine
After settling in, we visited the mining operations, where we were greeted by this huge mound of unprocessed gold.
Processing Plant at African Barrick Gold Buzwagi Mine - find out more through the Buzwagi gold mine email address
This is the processing plant where that mound of gold will be processed into something more gold-looking. 🙂
African Barrick Gold - Gold Ore
This is gold ore as it looks when it first comes out of the ground.
Into the African Barrick Gold Buzwagi Mine
Buzwagi gold mine photos: Buzwagi gold mine is an open-pit (above ground) mine, which essentially looks like a ginormous hole dug out of the ground.
Open-pit Mine, African Barrick Gold Buzwagi Mine
Buzwagi gold mine photos: I was mesmerized by the sheer magnitude of it all.
Bottom of Mine, African Barrick Gold, Buzwagi
Finally, we reached the bottom of one section of the mine.
Dump Truck, African Barrick Gold (Buzwagi)
There we found a large 150-ton-capacity dump truck being loaded with gold ore.
Extractor, African Barrick Gold (Buzwagi)
In another section of the mine, we saw this powerful extractor digging ore from the ground.
Harvesting Rainwater, African Barrick Gold (Buzwagi)
Leaving the mine behind, we visited an innovative rainwater-harvesting project that can collect enough water to run the mine’s operations for a whole year.
Water Cover, African Barrick Gold (Buzwagi)
Once collected, the water is stored in a reservoir covered by a membrane to protect it from evaporation. (Can’t possibly imagine there’s a huge amount of water under this, eh?)
Boot Covers, African Barrick Gold (Buzwagi)
After the water project, we visited the mine’s medical facilities where we wore boot-covers to keep the facility clean.
Queen of Family Girls, African Barrick Gold (Buzwagi)
Then we visited ABG’s community projects in the surrounding area. One such project was a wall built at a Catholic girls’ school for the girls’ protection.
Arid land, African Barrick Gold (Buzwagi)
As we visited projects, I couldn’t help but notice how arid the land was.

Mwendakulima Secondary School Kahama

Bicycles under a Tree, African Barrick Gold (Buzwagi)
The first thing I noticed at the school were many, many bicycles parked in the school yard.
Bicycles, African Barrick Gold (Buzwagi)
Could this be an indication of relative prosperity in the community surrounding the mine?
Students, African Barrick Gold (Buzwagi)
When we arrived, the students were on their afternoon break.
Mwendakulima SS, African Barrick Gold (Buzwagi)
We also visited Mwendakulima Secondary School, a joint venture between ABG, the Tanzanian government, and the nearby community.
School, African Barrick Gold (Buzwagi)
A wide-angle view of the school…
Securitym African Barrick Gold (Buzwagi)
Returning to the mine, we had to pass through very strict security. If there’s one thing I’ve learned about ABG, it’s that they are obsessive about occupational safety and security…almost to a fault!
Plant--Nighttime, African Barrick Gold (Buzwagi)
At night, we decided to venture to nearby Kahama for some nyama choma and pints. Shock on me when I saw this seemingly metropolitan city appear out of nowhere! Turns out, it was only the processing plant lit up for its nighttime operations. 🙂

Barrick North Mara Gold Mine Postal Address

NORTH MARA GOLD MINE
P.O. Box 422
Tarime
Tanzania

or alternatively

Barrick Gold Tanzania P.O. Box

North Mara Gold Mine Limited
Registered Address: Tan House Tower, Plot Number 34/1, Ursino South, New Bagamoyo Road,
Post Office Box 1081, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

North Mara Gold Mine Email Address

I do not know of a general email address through which you can reach the North Mara Gold Mine. I think you’d more likely be successful reaching them by telephone.

North Mara Gold Mine Photos

The tailings storage facility at North Mara Gold Mine

Daku Time in Dar es Salaam

If you are interested in the daku time in Dar es Salaam, you can find that information here.

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Let’s take a break from the questions.

This week finds me on a tour of African Barrick Gold’s (Tanzania’s largest gold producer’s) mines and operations in Northern Tanzania.

The past three days have been interesting, to say the least, and as I promised my followers on Twitter, here are some African Barrick Gold Buzwagi gold mine photos from the first day of the tour.

Enjoy!

If you are anything like I was before this tour, I trust these pictures will satisfy some of your curiosity about Tanzania’s gold mines and the life around them.

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African Barick Gold Tour Day 1 in Pictures (Buzwagi Gold Mine)

Mwanza Airport
Our first stop on the way to Buzwagi gold mine was Mwanza.
Direction Post at Mwanza Airport
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Chartered Plane to fly to African Barrick Gold Buzwagi Mine
From Mwanza, we took a chartered plane…
Auric Air
…Auric Air, which I’d previously used several times on my way “home” to Bukoba.

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Aerial View of Mwanza
Mwanza is Tanzania’s second largest city. This finally clicked for me as I looked out over Mwanza from the plane.
Cockpit, Auric Air
We might as well have been sitting in the cockpit! 🙂
African Barrick Gold Buzwagi Airstrip
Finally, we arrived at Buzwagi airstrip.
African Barrick Gold Sign
..in African Barrick Gold territory.
Wall at African Barrick Gold Buzwagi Residence
After a short drive, we reached the wall of African Barrick Gold’s residential enclave (apparently, the wall was named after a security officer who manned the gate–how cute! 🙂 )
House at African Barick Gold Buzwagi Mine
The residential enclave included quaint little houses, complete with pseudo-picket fences…
Garden at African Barrick Gold Buzwagi Mine
…and gardens/greenery.

Barrick North Mara Jobs 2022

If you are interested in working at Barrick’s North Mara gold mine, go here to see a list of positions that are currently available.

Photo Credit: Hansueli Krapf, Hurb, Barrick, Acacia Mining, Forbidden Stories

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