"Informal, not illegal": inside Kenya's artisanal mining industry
The ARM report estimates that, based on extrapolating known data for the whole of Kenya, the ASM gold sector alone contributes around $224m to the national economy, worth around 0.35% of total Kenyan GDP and over half of the total GDP contribution of mining. "ASM products include gold, gemstones, and development …
List of companies with mining licenses in Kenya
Below is a list of licensed firms and details in their mining activities. [Read: Kenya launches website to record and manage mining licenses] Active. Apex Africa Resources Limited Special prospecting license ... Ngira Exploration and mining Works Ltd Special Prospecting License Date applied: 08/03/2007 Date granted: 26/09/2008 Date …
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the country's mining sec-tor with the aspirations of Kenya Vision 2030, the pro - visions of the Constitution of Kenya (2010) and the African Union Mining Vision (2009) which aims at positioning mining as a key driver of Africa's socio-economic development. The economic development strategies pur-
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Licensing of exploration and mining concessions; Compilation and management of mining and concessions data; Management of mining cadastre system; ... The project's objective is to offer a market for gold mined in the western Kenya region and from neighbouring countries. Kakamega county has set aside land for the proposed refinery, …
Recent Exploration and Mining for Gold in Kenya
The Kilimapesa Gold mine is located in the Migori Archaean greenstone belt in western Kenya. The mine is about 400kms west of Nairobi. The mine project was initially a partnership between International Gold Exploration Company and Goldplat but it is now wholly owned by the Goldplat, which acquired the stocks of International Gold …
Kenya's mining industry: set for a boom?
There wasn't really a mining industry in Kenya until three years ago. Mining Minister Dan Kazungu has now written a new strategy that spans 20 years in the hope to see 10% of … See more
Shanta reveals 'encouraging results' for West Kenya exploration …
Shanta CEO Eric Zurrin. Aim-listed gold producer Shanta Gold has revealed "encouraging results" in an exploration update for the West Kenya project, in Kenya, for the fourth quarter of last ...
Marula appoints dedicated East African exploration head
Click Here. Africa-focused mining and development company Marula Mining has appointed Collins Aseto head of exploration in East Africa as the company seeks more battery metal opportunities in the ...
Kenya s Mineral Landscape: A Review of the Mining …
The country's mining industry is now dominated by the manufacture of non-metallic goods, and it is largely neglected for minerals. One of the most serious problems …
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27th March 2024 By: Darren Parker. Exploration activities have started at the Larisoro manganese mine, in Northern Kenya, with Marula Mining exploration East Africa head Collins Aseto and his ...
List Of Mining Companies In Kenya
Here is a list of mining companies in Kenya. 1. Mayfox Mining Company Limited. Mayfox is an indigenous Kenyan-based mineral exploration and gold mining company with concessions across East Africa. Contact: 020 239 2472. 2. Apex Africa Resources Limited
Kenya s Mineral Landscape: A Review of the Mining …
The mining industry is anticipated to be the main engine of industrial expansion in low-income countries, particularly in Africa. These African nations include, among others, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Mali, and the D.R.C. (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Initiatives such as the Africa Mining Vision (AMV), a "pathway" developed by
Survey reveals Kenya has some 970 minerals | Nation
Kenya is sitting on immense underground wealth of 970 minerals. It has emerged that the country has immense underground wealth after a survey found that there are 970 minerals nationwide. The minerals have been classified as "potential prospects" for further exploration to establish the nature, economic viability and estimated total worth.
Shanta Gold
Shanta acquired the West Kenya Project in late 2020, believed to be among the highest grading gold projects in Africa, and a high-quality addition to the asset portfolio. At the time of the acquisition, the project had a high-grade NI 43-101 compliant inferred resources of 1,182,000 ounces grading 12.6 g/t at the Isulu/Bushiangala deposits.
(DOC) Challenges and Prospects of Benefit Sharing in Mining …
By 2012, the mining sector grew by 7.1% driven by the large mineral exploration in the coastal region, Eastern and Northern Kenya . This paper looks at the politics and policy processes within the mining sector, identifies challenges and opportunities while making conclusion and way forward to strengthen elements of the opportunity as well as ...
Procuring a Mineral Right in Kenya- Legal …
The Mining Sector in Kenya is governed by a number of regulations in tandem with the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and the Mining Act, 2016. ... Mining (Employment and Training) Regulations 2017, Mining (Work …
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Kilimapesa Kilimapesa Gold Mine is located on the prolific Migori Greenstone Gold Belt in South West Kenya. Kilimapesa has a mining license (valid until 2036) as well as an extensive prospecting permit that surrounds the mining license. Kilimapesa has JORC Compliant resources of 14.05mt @ 1.56glt for 705Koz contained gold. Significant …
Kenya: Mining outlook 2023 – Current status and …
Kenya: Mining outlook 2023 – Current status and future possibilities. Kenya's mining legislation was overhauled in 2016 by introducing the Mining Act (the …
Kenyan Iron Ore: Mining and prospects of processing
Following global oil price increases, Kenya has been faced with an energy crisis, which has led to an increase in exploration activities for oil and gas reserves in the coastal and semi-arid parts of Kenya [7]. Metallic minerals are produced in some quantities for example gold, which is usually mined by residents in the western part of the country.
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Marula is actively looking to increase its investments in advanced mining and exploration projects and companies that are located throughout East, Central and Southern Africa and which have the potential to produce critical metals and commodities for export and use in the global green economies. Currently, Marula has interests and investments in the …
Oil extraction and public attitudes: A conjoint
Turkana is a remote and marginalised county in Kenya where oil was discovered and exploration activities began in 2012, resulting in the first production and exportation in 2018. Then, the oil project hit several challenges in both international and domestic spheres and was put on hold in 2020.
How to Get a Mining License in Kenya
Mining Rights in Kenya A mining License in Kenya is by Kenya's Ministry of Mining and Petroleum. There are procedures one has to follow to obtain the license. ... In addition, the country has a long history of mining of CO 2. Exploration work that needs to be in the country and the database availed to investors to reduce the risk associated ...
MIGORI GOLD PROJECT IN KENYA
The Canadian-based Kansai Mining Corporation is undertaking exploration for gold in Kenya and reports encouraging results from its drilling at the Migori gold project. This project covers 310.5 km2 of the Migori greenstone belt within the Migori district, Nyanza region in south-western Kenya, on the eastern shores of Lake Victoria.
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The mineral value chain involves exploration (geophysics and geochemical exploration, exploratory drilling and mineral resource evaluation); mining (mine development, …
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Mission. Enhance commercialization of discoveries, develop the requisite skills and infrastructure for production in the oil, gas and other minerals sector and improve access …
Mining sector growth and the maintaining of momentum in Kenya
October 25, 2018. Credit: 2013 marked the beginning of a new dawn for the mining sector in Kenya. A stand-alone Ministry focusing on mining was created. In addition reforms to grow the sector started immediately. In 2015, Vision 2030's Medium Term Plan anticipated the extractive sector's contribution to GDP growing from 2% to ...
Sessional Paper No. 07 of 2016 on Mining and Minerals Policy
The policy will address gaps that have existed in the mining sector, form the basis for review of the outdated Mining Act of 1940 and align the industry's strategic direction with African Mining Vision, Vision 2030 and Constitutional Provisions. In addition, the Policy will strengthen institutional framework and address governance and ...
Mining Projects | Ministry of Petroleum and Mining
Establishment of a Gemstone Value Addition Centre. Kenya is among the leading producers of high value gemstones including ruby, tsavorite, sapphire, spinel and others. However, the benefits from the sales are not significant because raw stones are exported whose value is low. The objective of the project is to add value to raw gemstones mined ...
Kenya: Mineral Policy | SpringerLink
Kenya currently has different players at different stages of the mining cycle, ranging from early stage exploration through to production. The sector is thus characterized by an extensive range of activity across time and at different scales of operation – many of which are relatively small in size.
EXPLORATION: Shanta Gold's West Kenya Project
Exploration Runner-up: Shanta Gold. Shanta Gold's West Kenya project – which hosts a 1.76 Moz gold resource grading 5.55 g/t – clearly has the potential to be developed into a substantial gold mine able to produce over 100 koz/a. Shanta acquired the project from Barrick gold in 2020. It covers 580 km2 of the under-explored Busia …