EXTRACTIVES: Kwale locals want more say in mining. July 5, 2018. 5 minute read. Kwale: Kenya. International Commission of Jurists Kenyan chapter (ICJ Kenya) extended their good governance on extractives campaign to Kwale County. ICJ Kenya held a successful and interactive community dialogue forum on 30 th June 2018 with the …

26th February 2024. By: Darren Parker. Creamer Media Contributing Editor Online. Font size: - +. African mineral sands producer and developer Base Resources has reported …

Here are the ten largest platinum mines by production across the world in 2020, according to GlobalData's mining database. 1. Impala Mine. The Impala Mine is an underground mine situated in North West, South Africa. Owned by Impala Platinum Holdings, the brownfield mine produced an estimated 514.399 thousand ounces of …

Base Titanium Limited, a world-class mineral sands operator, is set to exit Kwale County in 2024 after a decade of mining activities that have brought significant benefits to the local community and the national economy. The Australian company has been extracting ilmenite, rutile, and zircon from the Kwale Mineral Sands Project since …

Kwale Operations maintained operational continuity in the period, adapting successfully for the ongoing COVID-19 challenge, and is on track to achieve FY21 production guidance. ... "Progress towards Kwale mine life extension remains a priority with the North Dune pre-feasibility study nearing completion and the recent resumption of our …

October 30, 2023. SHARES in Base Resources tumbled nearly 18% after the company said exploration had failed to extend the resources of its Kwale mineral sands deposit in Kenya. As a result mining would stop at the end of 2024, the company said. Shares in Base Resources last traded at 14 Australian cents apiece on the Australian Stock Exchange.

Base Resources owns and operates the Kwale mineral sands mine in Kenya, which commenced production in late 2013. The Kwale Operation features a high grade ore body with a high value mineral assemblage, rich in rutile. Mining initially commenced on the Central Dune orebody before transitioning to the South Dune orebody in June 2019 and …

Residents of Kwale affected by mining activities are now pegging their hopes on Mining Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya to resolve a standoff over billions of shillings in titanium mining royalties. They said Mr Mvurya's appointment was timely and they expect him to push the government to release the royalties that they believe are lying in the ...

Mining Potentials. The mineral potential of sedimentary rocks of the Kenyan coast has been recognized since the turn of the last century. Silica sands for manufacture of glass are being exploited at Waa, Ramisi and Msambweni. But much more potential exists for its exploitation. Kwale County has potential for the exploitation of the following ...

Hope for Kwale mining after Ruto cabinet reverses Uhuru order Oct 05 - 3 min read. Base Titanium Limited, based in Msambweni Constituency, has so far managed to turn most of what would have been ...

Environmental Impact Assessment of the Proposed Titanium Mining Project in Kwale District, Kenya. J. O. Z. Abuodha. Pages 199-207 | Published online: 30 Nov 2010. ... Kenya Titanium Minerals Ltd., is proposing to develop a titanium sands mine and mineral processing plants which will produce high grades of heavy minerals …

The resource estimate at the Kwale North Dune deposit has increased by 13%, to 194-million tonnes at an average heavy mineral grade of 1.5%, for some 2.9-million tonnes of heavy mineral, while the ...

The project will extend the life of Kwale Operation by 13 months, to December 2024. The Bumamani project comprises higher-grade subsets of the Bumamani and Kwale North Dune deposits, which ...

Kwale Operations is located 50 kilometres south of Mombasa, the principal port facility for East Africa. Base Resources employs a hydraulic mining method. Kwale incorporates the Kwale South Dune, Kwale North Dune and Bumamani deposits. As part of implementation of the Bumamani Project to extend Kwale Operations mine life to late 2024, mining ...

Much of the debate in Africa with regard to mining has been on the question on whether or not mining is good for development. While some scholars agree that mining is indeed good for development, others have argued that the structural constraints found in many developing nations render mining almost untenable. Corporate social …

Pacific Wildcat Resources announced the initial NI 43-101 compliant independent Niobium mineral resource estimate report for the Mrima Hill Niobium and Rare Earth Project in Kenya. The Niobium ...

October 30, 2023 at 03:00 am EDT. Base Resources Limited announced that, following an exhaustive exploration and evaluation process seeking to further extend the life of the Company's Kwale Operations in Kenya, mining is expected to end in December 2024 as per the current mine plan. Processing activities will conclude shortly thereafter.

The new mining area, which covers the Kwale North Dune, is expected to yield up to 17.9 million tonnes of titanium ore, out of which the firm expects to get 42,000 tonnes of rutile, 171,000 tonnes ...

Kwale bids farewell to mines as Base Titanium prepares for exit. Monday, December 25, 2023. The Base Titanium mining plant in Kwale County as captured on …

The displacement of over 3000 residents in Kwale, Kenya to make way for the mining of titanium has raised serious concerns over indigenous resource ownership and control in Kenya's mining ...

The amounts rose in most of the subsequent years to peak at $32.1 million (Sh3.6 billion) in the 12 months to June 2021. In the six months ended December, Base Titanium paid an additional $26.5 ...

PHOTO~ COURTESY. Mining company Base Titanium in Kwale County is now eyeing to expand its operations to Lamu County. This comes as its mining licence expires later in 2024. According to the company's General Manager for External Affairs Simon Wall, already there are three prospecting licence applications underway eyeing …

The new mining area, which covers the Kwale North Dune, is expected to yield up to 17.9 million tonnes of titanium ore, out of which the firm expects to get 42,000 tonnes of rutile, …

Mineral sands miner Base Resources has inked a deed of variations with the Government of Kenya for its Kwale special mining lease (SML), allowing the company to incorporate the Kwale South Dune ...

In 2021 and 2022, tenure granted to allow mining of the South Dune extension, Kwale North and Bumamani reserves taking the mine-life through to late 2024. Base Titanium Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Australian and UK-listed resources company, Base Resources Limited (ASX and AIM: BSE).

The government has banned the mining of gemstones in Kuranze, Kwale County, calling it illegal. County Commissioner Gilbert Oyagi said the government imposed a moratorium on mining activities in …

The Kwale Mineral Sands project is located approximately 40km south of Mombasa. Kwale Mineral Sands is a project at an advanced-stage of development, located in Kenya, approximately 40km south of Mombasa. The project is owned and operated by Base Resources, which acquired it from Vaaldiam Mining in August 2010.

April 29, 2021. BASE Resources CEO, Tim Carstens, downplayed an outbreak of Covid-19 at the firm's Kwale mineral sands mine in Kenya, saying a warning in its third quarter production results of possible mine …

The Kwale Phase 2 upgrade is completed on time and on budget increasing mining rates to 2,400 tph 2019 Mining operations are transitioned from the Central Dune to the South …