mining - Geol Mbugua Githae

Drone Mapping for Geology and Mining

Not long ago, mapping a quarry face, measuring a stockpile or surveying a mining licence area meant days of foot

Western Kenya sits on the edge of one of the world’s significant gold provinces. Across Lake Victoria in Tanzania, the

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

Mining is technically complex, heavily regulated, and capital intensive. Whether a company is an early-stage licence holder, a small-scale operator,

Getting an EIA licence is a milestone, but it is not the finish line. Once a quarry is producing, a

Every mine closes eventually. The difference between a responsible closure and an abandoned liability is almost always decided years earlier,

Western Kenya has been a gold-producing region for close to a century. Prospectors worked the Kakamega goldfield in the 1930s,

Across Kakamega, Vihiga, Migori and other counties, thousands of people earn a living by digging, crushing and washing gold-bearing rock

The Mining Act, 2016 (Act No. 12 of 2016) is the main law governing prospecting, mining, processing and dealing in

A prospecting licence is the legal key to serious mineral exploration in Kenya. It gives its holder exclusive rights to

When a mining company asks the public for money, lists on a stock exchange, borrows from a bank or sells

Kenya is best known for agriculture, tourism, technology and services, but its geology is varied and its mining sector is