As investment increases, it is important for mining investors to ensure that they take steps to mitigate any political risk when they enter into long-term, capital-intensive projects abroad.

Mining investments tend to involve a significant commitment of capital with long-term profit horizons. This can make them particularly susceptible to various types of political risk, such as:

• resource nationalism;

• environmental regulation; and

• the increased politicization of mining projects.

Our team has gathered a checklist with mining investors in mind to provide a preliminary assessment of the availability of investment protection and what to do in the event that a dispute arises in Tanzania.

Authored by Markus Burgstaller, Fayaz Bhojani, Scott Macpherson, Alyshah Bharwani, and Eden Jardine.