GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 13907

NOTICE is given that an application under section 18(2) of the Mining Act has been made by Saharco Group International Company Limited of P.O. Box 7543–00300, Nairobi, Kenya for an exclusive prospecting 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 to reach him within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice. SCHEDULE An area of approximately 61.4 km situated in Makueni County of Eastern Province, delineated on Kibwezi topo sheet No. SA-37-10 of scale 1:250,000 and more particularly described as follows: Commencing at point ―A‖ grid reference 0359000 9765000; thence on a grid bearing of 90 for a distance of approximately 11 km to point ―B‖ grid reference 0370000 9765000; thence on a grid bearing of 180 for a distance of approximately 5 km to point ―C‖ grid reference 0370000 9760000; thence on a grid bearing of 270 for a distance of approximately 7 km to point ―D‖ grid reference 0363000 9760000; thence on a grid bearing of 240 for a distance of approximately 5 km to point ―E‖ grid reference 0359000 9757000; thence on a grid bearing of 360 for a distance of approximately 8 km to the point of commencement. M. N. MASIBO, MR/0462445 Commissioner of Mines And Geology.