Barrick supports the Annual Dam Safety Conference in Mwanza as diamond sponsor

MWANZA: IN the spirit of Sustainable Development Goal 17, partnerships for the goals, Twiga Minerals Corporation, Barrick’s partnership with the Tanzanian government, has joined the Ministry of Water, the Tanzania Chamber of Mines and City Engineering Company Limited as Diamond sponsor of the 2026 Annual Dam Safety Conference (ADSC).

More than 200 dam owners, operators, engineers, regulators, environmental specialists and policymakers from the mining and water sectors are meeting in Mwanza from 21 to 23 October, 2026, under the theme “Managing Critical Infrastructures for Dam Safety.”

Delegates have come from Tanzania, South Africa, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Spain.

Barrick also brought expertise to the programme. Eng Trent Collins, its Technical Lead for Tailings in Africa and the Middle East, has designed, built, operated and audited tailings facilities on six continents. He introduced the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM), covering its definitions and the responsibilities it places on operators, engineers of record and company leadership in his co-presentation with Eng. Edoardo Zannoni of Knight Piésold.

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The Chairman of the Tanzania Chamber of Mines, Eng Philbert Rweyemamu, said companies operating tailings storage facilities carry direct responsibility for their safety, from design and construction through daily operation to closure. ADSC, he said, gives them a place to share practice with regulators and specialists, so that tailings stay contained and people and the environment downstream stay protected.

ADSC Chairperson Eng Anael Macha emphasized: “Dam safety is not only an engineering or environmental concern. It is also a human rights and national security matter, today and for the generations who come after us.”

Speaking on behalf of the Permanent Secretary Eng. Mwajuma Waziri, Ms Domina Msonge, Assistant Director of Water Resources, said “The construction of Tailings Storage Facilities has been increasing rapidly due to the growth of the mining sector in the country,” she said. “These dams, while being important infrastructure, pose a risk to the environment and water sources if not properly managed.”

Twiga Minerals corporation remains committed to partnership for sustainable development goals throughout its operations in alignment with both national and international standards and industry best practices.