The history of the Mineral Resources Institute (MRI) dates back to 1978, when the management of the then Ministry of Water, Energy and Minerals hatched the idea of training middle cadre personnel to serve the mining sector. With that in mind 61 form six leavers were identified and placed in the Mineral exploration camps in Bukoba and Kyerwa in Kagera Region, during the programme named Mineral and Ground Water Exploration (MGWEP).The Bukoba camp was carrying out geochemical stream sediments sampling in the whole of Kagera Region with the aim of identifying various mineral geochemical anomalies especially in the gold and base metals group. This was a UNDP supported project.

Read More...

The Mineral Resources Institute (MRI) is an Institution of Earth Sciences Education which was established by the former Ministry of Minerals in Dodoma in August, 1982. It is fully accredited by the National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) to offer Geology and Mineral Exploration, Mining engineering and Mineral.

Read More...

2002 the Institute operated with FTC curriculum that was recognised and examined by the National Examinations Council of Tanzania (NECTA). The National Council for Technical Education awarded full registration to MRI in February 2005, and during the same period; FTC programmes were phased out by the Government. Mineral Resources Institute was then given directive to prepare new competence based modularised National Technical Award Levels curricula.

Read More...