GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 3225

NOTICE is given that an application under section 17 of the Mining Act has been made by Messrs. Richmont Mining Company Limited, of P.O. Box 103, Makindu, Kenya for a special licence to prospect for pyrite and manganese over an area described in the schedule hereto and the said application has been accepted for consideration. By virtue of the above mentioned section of the Mining Act, the said area of land is therefore re-opened to prospecting and mining and by virtue of section 7(1)(d) of the same Act, the said area of land is excluded from prospecting and or mining except as regards any prospecting and mining rights granted in respect of the area or any part thereof before the date of this notice which are subsisting or any right of renewal thereof. Any objection to the grant of the special licence may be made in writing and addressed to the Commissioner of Mines and Geology, P.O. Box 30009–00100, Nairobi, Kenya so as to reach him within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice. SCHEDULE An area of approximately 59km situated in Kilifi District of Coast Province, delineated on Kilifi topo sheet Ref. No. SA-37-15 of scale 1:250,000 and more particularly described as follows: Commencing at point ―A‖ grid reference EG 8500; thence on a grid bearing of 90 for a distance of approximately 5km to point ―B‖ grid reference EG 9000; thence on a grid bearing of 180 for a distance of approximately 10km to point ―C‖ grid reference EF 9090; thence on a grid bearing of 270 for a distance of approximately 2km to point ―D‖ grid reference EF 8890; thence on a grid bearing of 204 for a distance of approximately 7km to point ―E‖ grid reference EF 8584; thence on a true bearing of 360 o at a distance of 16km to the point of commencement. Dated the 8th March, 2011. M. N. MASIBO, MR1663062 Acting Commissioner of Mines And Geology.