Gold mining in Geita Gold Mine ( GGM ) officially began in 1930 and between the years 1936 to 1966 the mine was closed and start digging again after many years .
The mine is now described as widespread in other compared to that found in various locations in the country.
Other gold mines are Bulyanhulu which is in Kahama in Shinyanga , which is in the Tulawaka Biharamulo , Kagera and that of the North Mara and Buhemba , Mara region .
According to the former Minister of Energy and Minerals, William Ngeleja between 2000 to 2006, the Geita mine was paid to government tax of U.S. $ 85,784,706 .
Trainer to the mine manager , Rebecca says Stephen earnings from mineral exports for 1999 to 2012 is U.S. $ 4206 million and the mine spent U.S. $ 783 million for various operating activities including but not limited to pay for services and salaries.
From this amount, GGM has paid tribute to Sh327 billion to the government and to use part of the proceeds to establish and develop community services which include drilling of water wells , building schools for girls of ambient Nyankumbu in Geita .
" In 2000 to 2012 , GGM imeilipa government Sh167 billion as taxes resulting from employees ' salaries . We are doing well , we have hired 3,600 employees , including permanent and seasonal workers, "said the manager .
Project to clean and safe water has cost Sh7 billion and will satisfy the needs of more than 120,000 residents living in Geita during school girls iliojengwa and GGM claimed Sh4 billion.
Head Teacher of the School of Nyankumbu , Scholastica Manyahi says the school construction project that was designed by the people due to lack of schools for girls in the region 's new Geita .
Manyahi says the school has 21 rooms and classrooms , 36 teachers' houses , laboratories and six dormitories have been completed and three are on the building .
He notes that challenges zinazowakwamisha female students do better in school is 15 km to school , students raise children , their grandparents and some of them carry a pregnancy.
" Some female students were going to clean gold and others have been rubuniwa and small-scale miners and then be pregnant , " she said.
About the performance of students at the school, Manyahi explains that last year they did not do well because they have ziro 68 , 37 fourth grade , three third grade , second grade and first no.
Some teachers at the school say that the state government inasabishwa and give many students who can not read and write.
" Some parents come here to school refuse their children to study secondary education that can not read and write, but if you look at the results of the seventh class received an average of 70 percent, " says Emmanuel Gwatela , assistant headmaster at the school.
GGM Security Manager , Colin Steyn says , far away from the mine has hired young people living in villages located nearby for the protection of property and vehicles , including not mineral sands and prevent young kutovamia mine shafts .
"Young people have been entering the mine and steal minerals, automotive parts , and attacked the guards. There are an estimated 11 to 15 young people who are involved in crime in the quarry only Nyankanga .
" Due to the theft of oil , GGM has been losing 72,000 U.S. dollars per month .
" There are consequences here . A young man he fell a distance of 30 meters in the hole and died instantly while seeking gold , "notes Steyn .
Steyn explains that due to the existence of this problem has been contacted by Regional Police Commander Geita and discuss how to solve the problem that some young people have lost their lives when they arrive at the mine for stealing sand mining .
Youths sitting in confusion within the mine have been using the theme of ' tighten spirit ' which has been granting power to enter into risky areas and fill with sand mining on parcels and departure procedures without fear .
When it occurs in the mine , the World Bank ( WB ) , GGM , Barrick Mine have put together a comprehensive strategy to help the miners, who probably will Sadia plan to solve the problem.
GGM CEO , Michael Van Anen says one of the challenges facing the mine is the high cost of technology to conduct mining shaghuli with the collapse of world mineral prices .
" Despite the existence of these challenges we are still well in terms of production, " says Anen .
Other projects undertaken by the mine is malaria control project that has spent Sh264 million AIDS control project that has spent Sh320 million.
