Company –Australian mining company based in Kilifi County will remain around after the government accepted to issue it with two operations licenses.
earlier, the company had announced its closure in December 2024 following a protracted struggle with the State over their two important operating permits.
The said company had complained of mineral depletion in Kwale County, where it is based, but the State was taking too long to respond on this concern.
In a statement from the firm, Ministry of Mining was taking them in circles over the documents making it hard to sustain its presence in the country.
But through an official Gazette Notice dated Friday May 14, Cabinet Secretary for Mining and Natural Resources, Mr. Salim Mvurya, indicated that the stalemate had been resolved.
He clarified that the company will continue with its mineral prospection after the mentioned licenses are processed as soon as possible.
“The application may be accessed from the Ministry’s portal, published in the Gazette, and opened to the public for comment for 21 days from the date of this notice,” the Gazette notice read in part,” partly read the notice.
The Mining CS, therefore, advised that anyone who could be having an objection on the continued operations of the company in the area can deliver the complaint to his office within the next three weeks.
