Articles - Geol Mbugua Githae

Foundation Design on Expansive Soils

Expansive soils are among the costliest ground hazards in Kenya. They are not confined to one region. From the Athi

A geological map is the foundation of almost every earth-science project. Before drilling a borehole, exploring for gold, designing a

Kenya sits on one of the most geologically active and diverse landscapes on Earth. The East African Rift System slices

Kenya is often associated with tourism, tea, and geothermal power, yet its geology also supports a diverse mineral endowment. Gold,

Gold has been mined in Kenya for over a century, and the country’s greenstone belts still attract exploration interest from

Rocks are rarely undisturbed. Over millions of years they are bent, broken, sheared, and displaced by tectonic forces. These deformation

Prospecting is the first physical contact between an explorer and the ground. It is the phase in which a licence

A mineral discovery is not a mine. Between the first promising drill intersection and the first shipment of product lies

Every mining project rests on one number: how much valuable material is in the ground, and at what concentration. That

Drilling is the most expensive part of most exploration and investigation programmes. Core logging is how that investment is converted

Water security is one of Kenya’s defining development challenges. Large parts of the country are arid or semi-arid, rainfall is

Groundwater exploration is the targeted search for productive aquifers. It goes beyond choosing a point to drill: it asks which