GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 5871

NOTICE is given that an application under section 17 of the Mining Act has been made by Messrs. Gems and Industrial Minerals Limited, of P.O. Box 1100–00517, Nairobi, Kenya for a special licence to prospect for all minerals 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 900 km situated in Samburu and Isiolo Districts of Rift Valley and Eastern Provinces respectively, delineated on Garba Tula topo sheet Ref No. NA-37-14 of scale 1:250,000 and more particularly described as follows: Commencing at point ―A‖ grid reference CL 4090; thence on a grid bearing of 90 for a distance of approximately 30km to point ―B‖ grid reference CL 7090; thence on a grid bearing of 180 for a distance of approximately 30km to point ―C‖ grid reference CL 7060; thence on a grid bearing of 270°for a distance of approximately 30km to point ―D‖ grid reference CL 4060; thence on a true bearing of 360° at a distance of 30km to the point of commencement. M. N. MASIBO, MR2066017 Acting Commissioner of Mines and Geology.