Why Kenya’s hopes of mineral windfall are fast fadingKilimapesa gold mine in Lolgorian, Narok County that was operated by British firm Goldplat. The industry could in the next three years lose the titanium ore industry as the mines in Kwale come to end of life. Subscribe Now »The Kwale mines account for 65 per cent of Kenya’s mining industry, raking in Sh20 billion of the Sh30 billion that the industry earned in 2018. According to Base Titanium, the Kwale ore mines it has been working on since 2014 have less than three years to be exhausted. “If we don’t get it in three years, 65 per cent of the mining industry disappears.

Source: Standard Digital January 25, 2020 21:56 UTC