Exports In 2022, Kenya exported $62.1M in Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore, making it the 10th largest exporter of Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore in the world. At the same year, Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore was the 22nd most exported product in Kenya .

 — Pacific Wildcat Resources Corp. reported initial assay results from the first 321 meters (3 holes) of Reverse Circulation ("RC") drilling at the Mrima Hill Niobium and …

 — Then there was the reported discovery 10 years ago of vast deposits of niobium, a close relative of coltan, in the Mrima Hills in Kwale County. The sensational find reported in 2013 worth an estimated Sh6.25 trillion …

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 — Mrima Hill area is the gazetted niobium well in Kenya. Cortec Mining Kenya (CMK) had secured a three-year extension for its rare earths and niobium minerals prospecting license in December 2011 in the area.CMK is 70 per cent owned by Canadian firm, Pacific Wildcat resources (PAW). According to PAW, production of niobium is set to …

 — Kenya's profile as a potential rare earth minerals producer rose a rung higher after a mining firm announced it had found deposits worth $62.4 billion. ... LABAN WALLOGA Residents of Kwale County's Mrima Hills celebrate after they announced their support for mining of niobium in the area in 2012. ... News 15 hours ago

 — The company also confirms a deposit of 680 million kilograms of Niobium, held in 105 million tonnes at 0.7 per cent Niobium Pentoxide. The global demand for …

Several sites with tantalum, niobium and gold commercial potential have been identified in Kenya and ARC is in the process of securing the prerequisite licenses to commercially exploit these metals. The Company currently seeks strategic investors to jointly secure prerequisite licenses and approvals to develop mining sites and mine and process ...

 — Juma wasn't a supporter but, friends say, believed his relationship might help him secure control of the Mrima Hill niobium and rare earth mine in Kwale on Kenya's coast. Instead, his licence was cancelled. "He refused to cut government figures in on the deal," says one close friend. ... News 3 hours ago PREMIUM Why it is business unusual for ...

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 — Kenya is the third-largest producer of soda ash and fluorspar worldwide. Metals such as titanium, gold, and iron ore are currently produced in the nation. Kenya's export figures demonstrate how rapidly …

 — Also, the department of Mines and Geology had in 1966 published a comprehensive report titled 'The Mrima Hill Niobium Deposit, Coast Province, Kenya' and which was authored by F. W. Binge and Pieter Joubert. It was also reported that there were traces of radioactivity in the area — meaning that the area could have had minerals such …

 — Roseline Odede, the chairwoman of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, a state agency, told a news conference on Wednesday that the group would start an inquiry into Tuesday's violence.

 — 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.

This region also contains niobium deposits projected to have a value of $35 billion. This is the largest mineral deposit in Kenya and the find at Mrima Hill will make Kenya one of the largest rare earth producers in the world. The Kenyan government will earn 3% royalties from the nobium project and five per cent from the rare earths mining.

 — State extends licence for niobium exploration in Kwale Thursday, December 22, 2011 — updated on December 25, 2020 - 3 min read

 — The government will earn three per cent royalties from the nobium project and five per cent from the rare earths mining. Under the Constitution, 80 per cent of these …

 — In an earlier interview, Cortec Mining Kenya, which co-owns the mines with Pacific Wildcat Resources, MD David Anderson said a recovery rate of anything above 0.5 per cent for niobium would mean ...

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 — The high grade niobium found in the four holes drilled extends at depths substantially deeper than anticipated, supporting potential for a considerable resource target, Pacific Wildcat Resources...

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 — His analysis shows an ample global supply of Niobium and the other elements. In an interview, he said the "Niobium supply is in no danger whatsoever because there is a mega-producer in Brazil, and Brazil is still regarded as a friendly county by the U.S." The second largest producer is Canada, another American ally.

 — There are also niobium reserves which alone could be worth over $35bn. "This is by far the largest mineral deposit in Kenya and the find at Mrima Hill will make Kenya one of the largest rare earth producers in the world," said Cortec Kenya Mining managing director David Anderson in 2013.

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In April 2013, Cortec Mining Kenya Ltd (CMKL) was granted a 21 year Special Mining Licence for the Niobium and rare earths mining project in Mrima Hill. In August, The government of Kenya however through a press release revoked all mining licenses issued since January 2013 for a 60 day review period, on grounds that the licenses had been ...

NAIROBI, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Kenya has won a case against Cortec Mining Kenya Limited, Cortec (pty) Limited and Stirling Capital Limited over the revocation in 2013 of a licence for mining niobium ...

 — Niobium is a mineral used in making steel and high-tech electronic products whose demand is currently high globally. These results put Mrima Hill in Kenya on the global map containing some of the …

 — Pacific Wildcat Resources Corp. (TSXV:PAW) announced additional assay results from drilling at the Mrima Hill Niobium and Rare Earth Project in Kenya. As quoted in the press release: Highlights ...

 — P acific Wildcat Resources Corp. (PAW.V) reports that Cortec Mining Kenya Limited, owner of the Mrima Hill Niobium and Rare Earth Project in Kenya, has been issued with a Special Mining Licence ...