Kenya

Kenya aspires to be Africa’s block reward mining hub, and the country’s largest power producer is leading the charge. The company, known as KenGen PLC, is luring miners with cheap geothermal energy and claims to have been approached by several miners from Europe and the United States. Speaking at a …

Aim-listed The Ramula target at Shanta Gold’s West Kenya project  has received its first mineral resource estimate (MRE). This comes after a successful drilling campaign in 2021, with more updates on other targets – Isulu-Bushiangala and Bumbo – expected in the coming months. The Ramula target adds 434 400 ounces …

Aim-listed Shanta Gold has added a third drill rig to upgrade the mineral resource estimate. This Follows this success on Shanta’s latest phase of drilling at its West Kenya project which has continued to deliver good results, ensuring that this remains the most consistently high-grade drilling programme the company has …

Nyanza Regional Mining Officer Ben Bera said illegal mining was rampant in the area adding that stern action shall be taken against those involved. The Department of Mines and Geology is set to launch a crackdown on illegal mines in the Nyanza Region to avert loss of lives occasioned by …

According to solar trade body the Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA), Plans for a huge renewables-powered green hydrogen project in Botswana and Namibia have been expanded fourfold, from 1GW of generation capacity to 5GW. The project, in Southern Africa, was among the examples cited by the trade body as evidence …

Welcome to Nairobi, the city of gold scammers, a city where many have lost millions of dollars to bling-bling-wearing fraudsters, who have tentacles and partners across Africa — from Kampala to Lagos, Kinshasa to Niamey. Their victims are mostly foreigners who, after realising they were conned, resort to court cases …

Dafo Vehicle Fire Protection has started a partnership with Twakei Vehicle Fire Protection based in Nairobi, Kenya. Twakei is a specialist engineering company providing fire suppression services in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, Sudan, Eritrea, Southern Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, and Somalia. “We are very excited to join Dafo Vehicle’s family because …

Red Rock Resources, an Aim-listed resource company, reports that it has completed 1 744 m of reverse circulation drilling at the Mikei gold project in Kenya. A 2 000 m drill program is underway at the KKM Central prospect in the project’s western area. The company is drilling 17 holes …

Kenya’s mining industry, which is expected to generate US$200 million in 2020, is expected to expand as more companies begin production next year. After Shanta Gold, a mining company with operations in Kenya and Tanzania, announced that additional visible gold has been identified in seven different intersections, the western part …

In Kenya, a new mining player has emerged, and this player is serious about doing business. Its name is Caracal Gold, and manufacturing is its game. In September 2020, the business took operational control of its 100 per cent owned Kilimapesa gold mine, restarted processing and the underground mine in …