Geita is a town in Tanzania of approximately 40,000 people, located 90 kilometers west of Mwanza

 Geita first came into prominence as the site of a German colonial gold mine. A German gold prospector discovered the mineral in the early 1900s in the hills surrounding modern-day Geita town. This and other discoveries triggered a gold rush in the surrounding area, attracting German and native prospectors alike. The colonial government established a mine to exploit 'Bismarck Reef'. Mining activities significantly declined, however, when Germany ceded control of its colonies to the British after their defeat in World War I.

Tanzanian government opened the mineral sector to foreign investment in late 1990s ,A number of medium to large-scale mining houses, including Ashanti and Anglo-American, conducted extensive exploration activities in the surrounding areas. The most significant outcome of those activities was the construction of the Geita Gold Mine, now jointly owned by AngloGold and Ashanti Goldfields Corporation Company. The Geita Gold Mine is Tanzania's largest gold producer.