estimated area of 217,933 km, which is 3.1% of Kenya. According to Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Narok County has a population of approximately 1,130,703 in 2019. It is endowed with rich natural resources including the world famous Maasai Mara National Game Reserve, gold mining and indigenous forests.
DetailsTitanium mining, graves, and spirits in Kenya's mining Coastal Province: revisiting the compensation problem; W. Akpan When corporate citizens 'second-class' national citizens: the antinomies of corporate mediated social provisioning in Nigeria's oil province ... results show that Central block was more vulnerable to the impact of …
DetailsThis conclusion is corroborated by research conducted in the "Osiri" mining region in Migori, Kenya by (Buss et al., 2020) in which it was demonstrated that, women navigate through gender norms and structures that delimits there mining roles. ... The response variable in this case was environmental and social-economic effects of ASGM mining ...
DetailsAlmost form the time Kenya vast discovered valuable minerals after independence, mostly ruby, green garnet, tsavorite and other precious stones in the Taita-Taveta region, …
DetailsBackground of mining and its impacts in Kenya Mining in Kenya is mainly open cast due to the nature and occurrence of minerals that are currently mined such as lime-stone, iron, gold, gypsum ...
DetailsIn reference [5], aiming to assess the artisanal gold mining impact in Lolgorian (Kenya), they collected a sample of 250 questionnaires from surrounding populations. Te exploitation of the answers ...
DetailsGDP from Mining in Kenya is estimated to have increased from 12313 KES Million in the third quarter of 2018 to 26757 KES Million in the first quarter of 2021. This is a significant growth as GDP from Mining in Kenya averaged 8963.05 KES Million from 2009 until 2018. ... Base Titanium, "Response to Hakijamii's Draft Report on Base Titanium ...
DetailsAn EIA document submitted to the enforcement authority, National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA), enables the issuing of an Environmental Impact Assessment License and a Mining License. A number of exploration studies have been undertaken and several sites have been identified for the extraction of titanium …
DetailsKenya is richly endowed with mineral resources and has reformed the legal framework of the sector through the Mining Act 2016 and updated geodata through a recent airborne …
DetailsThis is achieved through an in-depth analysis of practical examples taken from Kenya, Zambia and Nigeria. This paper aims at providing a balanced, non-biased perspective of …
DetailsIMPACT OF GOLD MINING ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH: A CASE STUDY IN THE MIGORI GOLD BELT, KENYA JASON S. OGOLA1, WINNIE V. MITULLAH2 and MONICA A. OMULO3 1Department of Mining and Environmental Geology, School of Environmental Sciences, Venda University for Science and …
DetailsWhile the magnitude of negative impacts from industrial mining mostly caused by catastrophic tailings, dam bursts and legacies of mine abandonment is profound, the …
DetailsOne of the most serious problems for the mining industry in Kenya is the production of tailings that hold strategic metals. ... mental effects, human health safety, full resource utilization, and ...
DetailsEnvironmental and social impact assessment, as a legal framework to regulate the mining operations, should be enforced in Africa and in Kenya. Mining has been blamed globally …
DetailsSand mining is the removal of sand from their natural configuration. Sand is used for all kinds of projects like land reclamations, the construction of artificial islands and coastline stabilization. These projects have economic and social benefits, but sand mining can also have environmental problems. Environmental problems occur when the rate of …
DetailsIndustrial mining projects can play an important role in global sustainable development if associated health risks are minimised and opportunities maximised. While a broad body of evidence from quantitative studies exists that establishes the interlinkages between mining operations and effects on public health, little research has been …
DetailsMethod of assessment. To assessment of environmental impacts, a modified version of Folchi Matrix was used. Folchi Matrix was originally developed for impact assessment of mining operations in Italy [].Whilst other methods are capable to review only one or two aspects of environmental impacts, Folchi method can evaluate …
DetailsPDF | On Jan 1, 2020, Irene Wakio Mwakesi and others published Mining Impacts on Society: A Case Study of Taita Taveta County, Kenya | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
DetailsKenya has a vibrant limestone mining and cement manufacturing industry, with players such as Bamburi Cement, Athi River Mining and East African Portland. Until recently, the country was producing about 150,000 tons per year of fluorspar. ... and thus a strong positive economic impact on rural communities. Some base metal occurrences are …
DetailsIn the recent past, Kenya has witnessed increased activity in the extractive industry targeting minerals such as titanium, gypsum and gold to name a few. Mining activities are a potentially important contributor to water contamination. Discussions in the literature on impacts of gypsum mining on water quality are not conclusive because they tend to be …
DetailsIn the past two and half decades mining activities of fluorspar have been operational in the southern part of the Keno Valley. However very little socio-economic and environmental studies have been conducted to establish the concomitant effects of fluorite mineral development in the Valley.
DetailsKenya is dealing with multiple effects and impacts related to climate change, including floods, drought, landslides, rising lake waters, and locust infestations among others. Kenya is also dealing with the current Horn of Africa drought, the worst to strike the region in 40 years. The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report has warned of the risk of high ...
DetailsArtisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) represents 20% of gold supply and 90% of gold mining workforce globally, which operates in highly informal setups. Pollutants from mined ores and chemicals introduced during gold processing pose occupational and inadvertent health risks to the extent that has not been well elucidated …
DetailsKenya, large and small-scale mining activities are cited in most parts of the country such as in Migori, Kwale, Vihiga District and Lake Victoria to mention a few. Mining activities in Kenya have been associated with serious environmental impacts such as metal contamination in
DetailsRequest PDF | Mining impact on communities' livelihoods: A case study of Taita Taveta County, Kenya | Mining has been blamed globally for harmful and impoverishing effects. Most countries are ...
DetailsThis review paper highlights the mining status in Kenya and the role of hydrometallurgical and flotation processes in the recovery of deficit metals from ores and mine wastes. The nation's 2030 Vision is anticipated to benefit greatly from the proceeds from the sale of …
DetailsThis review paper highlights the mining status in Kenya and the role of hydrometallurgical and flotation processes in the recovery of deficit metals from ores and mine wastes.
DetailsKenya, large and small-scale mining activities are cited in ... impacts of mining, particularly, the artisanal miners who are provided with technical and professional assistance
Detailsimpacts of riverbed sand harvesting to riparian ecosystems in Kenya, conc luded that mining caused damage to habitats of animals and bottom fauna especially insects and mollusks populations.
DetailsThis work considered the environmental impact of artisanal mining gold activity in the Migori–Transmara area (Kenya). From artisanal gold mining, mercury is released to the environment, thus contributing to degradation of soil and water bodies. High mercury contents have been quantified in soil (140 μg kg−1), sediment (430 μg kg−1) …
DetailsMining impacts on the fresh water environment: Technical and managerial guidelines for catchment scale management. Mine water and environment, Vol. 23(1) S2 - S80. Zabowski, D.; Henry, C. L.; Zheng, Z. and Zhang, Z. (2001). Mining impacts on metal content of water, soil and stream sediments in the Hei River basin, China.
DetailsThe aim of the audit was to determine whether the mining project environmental impact assessments (EIAs) in Kenya are undertaken according to international best practice. A sample of 50 EIA reports for the 2007–2016 period was evaluated using 18 criteria in the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) guidelines. The findings showed that …
DetailsNAIROBI,Kenya, May 18 – Kenya has approximately 48 million people and 44 separate ethnic groups. ... Perhaps the most significant impact of a mining project is its effects on water quality and availability of water resources within the project area. Key questions are whether surface and groundwater supplies will remain fit for human ...
DetailsDeveloping Country Studies ISSN 2224-607X (Paper) ISSN 2225-0565 (Online) Vol.4, 8, 2014 Social Impact Analysis of Mining Operations in Kenyasi and Surrounding Communities of Ghana: The Case of Newmont Gold Mining Company in Ghana Jones Opoku-Ware Institute of Distance Learning, Kwame Nkrumah University of …
DetailsWith global mining companies making commitments towards decarbonization efforts and net zero goals, mining participants in Kenya may need to have in place appropriate …
DetailsIn his environmental impact assessment of mining in Kwale district of Kenya, Abuodha (2002) predicted that mining in that area will result in social ills and vices such as increased crime and ...
DetailsSalt mining is a major industrial sector based exclusively at the coastal region. The sector has potential to help Kenya transform into a middle-income country under Vision 2030 (Ocholla et al ...
DetailsThis post captures insights from a TNRC virtual panel on June 14, 2021 in which speakers from Kenya and India discussed an understudied, yet environmentally devastating trend: the unsustainable mining of river sand, facilitated by corruption, that feeds the global construction boom while destroying habitats and livelihoods and fueling conflict.
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