Industrial Minerals


Election violence threatens limestone mining in Kenya

06 March 2013


Political unrest causes disruption; stakeholders expect the situation to improve

Keywords: limestone, mineral sands, minsands, silica sand, Base Resources, Athi River Mining, Kenya, Africa

By Allan Bariyo

The political clashes that have erupted across Kenya during the most recent election have begun to cause disruption to the mineral extraction activities in the east African nation’s coastal region.

Mineral rich Kilifi, which is located 60km north of Mombasa, boasts large limestone deposits and acts as a mining hub for cement companies working in the region’s construction sector.

While the violence is causing short-term disruption,...