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Mining Law
Mining law guidance for licence holders, investors, communities and contractors in Kenya. The guides cover the Mining Act 2016 framework, mineral rights and licence applications, retention licences, royalties and exports, environmental obligations and NEMA and mine closure, community land and benefit-sharing, mining joint ventures, community development agreements, and the due diligence that should precede a project. Each article explains the statutory position, the approvals involved and the records a project needs, with references to the Mining Act, NEMA and other primary sources.
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Permits
Artisanal and small-scale mining supports many households across Kenya, from gold panning in the west to gemstone digging in the south-east. The Mining Act…
Read the noteMining Disputes: Arbitration and Mediation
Mining is a long game played through contracts and licences, and disagreement is inevitable: with partners, contractors, communities or the regulator. How a disagreement…
Read the noteMining Royalties in Kenya
Royalties are the price of extraction, and they sit at the centre of every mining project's financial model in Kenya. They are also a…
Read the noteWho Owns the Minerals Under Your Land in Kenya?
A landowner watches a prospecting crew arrive on the family farm and asks the natural question: are these my minerals? Kenyan law answers clearly…
Read the noteRetention Licences in Kenya: Security of Tenure
Mineral prices move in cycles, and a deposit that is profitable at one price can be unmineable at another. Kenyan law addresses this problem…
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