GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 921

NOTICE is given that an application under section 17 of the Mining Act has been made by Messrs. Delta Mining Company Limited, of P.O. Box 10410–00100, Nairobi, Kenya, for a special licence to prospect for gypsum over an area described in 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 therefore excluded from prospecting and or mining except as regards any prospecting and mining rights granted in respect of the area in question 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 to reach him within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice. An area of approximately 76.5 km situated in Tana River District of Coast Province, delineated Hola topo sheet Ref No. SA-37-7of scale 1: 250,000 and more particularly described as follows: Commencing at point ―A‖ grid reference FJ 0150; thence on a grid bearing of 90° for a distance of approximately 9 km to point ―B‖ grid reference FJ 1050; thence on a grid bearing of 180° for a distance of approximately 8.5 km to point ―C‖ grid reference FJ 1041; thence on a grid bearing of 270° for a distance of approximately 9 km to point ―D‖ grid reference FJ 0141; thence on a grid bearing of 360° for a distance of approximately 8.5 km. to the point of commencement. M. N. MASIBO, MR/8585780 Acting Commissioner of Mines and Geology.