Economic Contribution
The Kwale Operation is the flagship for Kenya's mining sector and currently accounts for 65% of the nations mining industry. The success of the Kwale Operation serves as a national case study, intended to attract further investment in Kenya. ... Infrastructure built by Base Titanium such as the 8.6 gigalitre Mukurumudzi Dam, the 8km paved ...
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Base to remain in Kenya despite Kwale mines closure, …
Base Titanium's minerals processing plant at the Kwale mines operations/ ... This will bring to an end about 11 years of mining activities in Kenya, since 2013 when mining activities begun. The ...
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The Challenges and Prospects of Regulating the Mining Industry in Kenya
By Dr. Kariuki Muigua, PhD (Leading Environmental Law Scholar, Natural Resources Lawyer and Dispute Resolution Expert in Kenya)* Africa hosts 30% of the earth's mineral reserves, including 40% of gold, 60% of cobalt, and 70% of platinum deposits, and produces about 30% of the world's gold, 70% of the world's platinum, 28% of the world's …
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Kenya's $100 billion hidden mineral deposits
Kenya's profile as a potential top rare earth minerals producer rose a rung higher after mineral explorer Cortec announced it had found deposits worth $62.4 billion. ... Base Resources Limited another Australian based company is …
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Poisoned chalice or opportunity for positive impact? an …
Titanium mining, graves, and spirits in Kenya's mining Coastal Province: revisiting the compensation problem; W. Akpan When corporate citizens 'second-class' national citizens: the antinomies of corporate mediated social provisioning in Nigeria's oil province
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Kwale bids farewell to mines as Base Titanium prepares for exit
The Australian company is expected to close up shop in 2024, completing its first-ever mission in Kenya, and it's now putting the finishing touches to the site. "This is under the Post Mining Land Use rehabilitation project that ensures the land which had been mined on to be made available for economic activities, conservation, and diverse ...
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What next for Kenya's extractives sector after Base …
The impending closure of the titanium mine at Kwale, Kenya, will have a significant impact on Kenya's extractives sector. How can the mining industry adapt, and could forestry provide a cushion for the sector?
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The future of Kenya's mining industry
The country has four belts of minerals-the gold green stone belt in western Kenya, which extends to Tanzania, the Mozambique belt passing through central Kenya, the source of Kenya's unique gemstones and the Rift belt, which has a variety of resources including soda ash, fluorspar and diatomite while the coastal belt has titanium.
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Kenya Ruto drags his feet over issuing new …
The leading mining company in the country, Base Titanium, which is a subsidiary of Australia's Base Resources, is making no secret of its frustration at the possible extension of the moratorium, which would disrupt its projects on …
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Australian Firm Base Titanium Set to Exit Kenya in 2024
With operations in Kwale, Base Titanium operates Kenya's largest mine. The company's exit is expected to compound the problems facing the Kenyan economy which has struggled to hit its projected targets. Base Titanium set camp in Kwale County in 2013 after discovering a high-grade ore body with a high-value mineral assemblage, rich in Titanium.
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Poor left out of mining profits as 'resource curse' hits Kenya
The East African nation has proven deposits of titanium, gold and coal and also holds significant copper, niobium and manganese deposits, as well as oil and gas reserves. ... They said Kenya's ...
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Tiomin Resources: a controversial mining in Kenya (06/01)
Edler reports that the two companies incorporated in Kenya – Tiomin Kenya Ltd. and Kenya Titanium Minerals Ltd. – are both 100 percent owned by Tiomin Resources Inc. No Kenyan individuals or companies have any direct or indirect interest in either. ... Therefore, if Kenya awards the mining contract, it will simply sub-contract the work, in ...
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Mining conflicts and Corporate Social Responsibility: Titanium mining …
DOI: 10.1016/J.EXIS.2015.12.008 Corpus ID: 168140260; Mining conflicts and Corporate Social Responsibility: Titanium mining in Kwale, Kenya @article{Abuya2016MiningCA, title={Mining conflicts and Corporate Social Responsibility: Titanium mining in Kwale, Kenya}, author={Willice O. Abuya}, journal={The Extractive Industries and Society}, year={2016}, volume={3}, …
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Kenya grapples with titanium miner's legacy
Base Titanium specialises in extracting titanium ores. In Kwale, it has successfully transformed exposed orange mining pits into lush green areas of grass and forest, according to its sustainability report.
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Titanium mining
The extracted titanium mineral ores are then processed and refined into titanium and TiO 2. The Moma titanium mine in Mozambique is one of the largest wet placer mines in the world, contributing 850,000 tons in 2020. Extraction of Metallic Titanium: The production of Titanium Metal involves either Kroll's process or the Carbo-Chlorination process.
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Base Titanium to shut Kwale mine next year after deposits …
Base Resources started exporting titanium ores in 2013. The firm has since then injected about Sh17 billion into the Kenyan economy through payment of taxes, royalties and payments to local suppliers.
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Full article: Resource conflict in Kenya's titanium mining …
2. Mining and conflict over resource control. In 2007, over 3000 residents were displaced from their ancestral land in Kwale, Kenya, to make way for titanium mining (Mines and Communities, Citation 2007).In keeping with World Bank procedures over projects funded by the body in which it is realised that social displacement can have a negative impact on …
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Environmental implications of high metal content in soils of a titanium …
Kenya has benefited from this shift of international interest and has recently started titanium mining in Nguluku and Maumba areas which are located in the coastal region (Base Resources 2015). While the mining will improve the economy and increase employment in the 21432 country, there are environmental impact concerns due to mining activity.
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Titanium Mine in Kenya to Shut Down After 12 …
The Kwale titanium mine in Kenya, one of the largest producers of titanium in Africa, will cease operations by the end of this year, according to its owner Base Resources.
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List Of Mining Companies In Kenya
This is a list of mining companies in Kenya. The list focuses on the biggest companies involved in the business of mining different types of minerals and precious metals. Here is a list of mining companies in Kenya. 1. Mayfox Mining Company Limited Mayfox is an indigenous Kenyan-based mineral exploration…
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AfricaBib | Environmental Impact Assessment of the Proposed Titanium …
Environmental Impact Assessment of the Proposed Titanium Mining Project in Kwale District, Kenya: Author: Abuodha, J.O.Z. Year: 2002: Periodical: Marine Georesources and Geotechnology ... of Canada, through its wholly owned Kenyan subsidiary, Kenya Titanium Minerals Ltd., is proposing to develop a titanium sands mine and mineral processing ...
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Environmental implications of high metal content in soils …
of a titanium mining zone in Kenya David M. Maina1 & Douglas M. Ndirangu1 & Michael M. Mangala1 & Johan Boman2 & Keith Shepherd3 & Michael J. Gatari1 Received: 4 March 2016 /Accepted: 13 July 2016/Published online: 9 August 2016 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016 Abstract Mining activities contribute to an increase of spe-cific metal ...
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EconPapers: Resource conflict in Kenya's titanium mining …
Resource conflict in Kenya's titanium mining industry: Ethno-ecology and the redefinition of ownership, control, and compensation. Willice O. Abuya. Development Southern Africa, 2017, vol. 34, issue 5, 593-606 ... calling for a fresh look at the Kenyan mining law. Using an ethno-ecological approach, this article explains how a community's ...
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Mining conflicts and Corporate Social Responsibility: Titanium mining …
This article contributes to this debate by examining the place of CSR in Kenya's nascent titanium mining industry. Through an ethno-ecological lens, it examines the extent to which CSR has managed ...
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Theories and Practices on Deposit Bonds use for …
Theories and Practices on Deposit Bonds use for Environmental Management and Sustainable Development in Kenya's Titanium Mining Project. The Journal of Sustainable Development, Law and Policy, 13:1, 1-35, DOI: 10.4314/jsdlp.v13i1.1 To link to this article: DOI: 10.4314/jsdlp.v13i1.1 Published online: 24 May 2022. Full Terms & Conditions of ...
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Natural Resource Project – Induced Displacement and
hosts numerous mining operations that include Base Titanium, which has the only Large-Scale Mining operation for Titanium in Kenya. Base Titanium Lim-ited since its operation has invested a total of US$350 million. Direct spending in Kenya was about US$100 million on contractors, machinery and equipment,
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Environmental implications of high metal …
This paper presents a case study of a HMS mine located on the south coast of Kenya, with neighbouring settlements within a 4-km radious. Earlier studies conducted just before and shortly after ...
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Kenya Base Titanium gets exploration ban lifted
Fortune is now expected to smile again on Base Titanium, whose current permits, obtained before the moratorium and since renewed, were due to expire in 2024. The company, which is also active in Tanzania and Madagascar, accounts for 65% of Kenya's mining exports, and its parent company posted record sales of $279m in 2021-2022.
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Titanium Mining in the Kwale District, Kenya
Base Titanium made its first shipment of 25,000 tonnes of ilmenite — one of the major components found in the Titanium mineral ore — to China. Rough estimates show that 250,000 tonnes of Titanium ores will be eported per year from Kwale while some 3.2 billion tonnes of the same mineral deposits can be found in Kilifi area.
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Kenya | Mining and Minerals
Kenya - Mining and Minerals Thread | Gold, Titanium etc. A single rare earth minerals mine in Kwale will triple Kenya's mineral sector export earnings to $1.9bn replacing the country's coffee industry as the fourth largest export earner and is set to begin production within 2 …
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