AFRICA producing mining companies and the exploration activities going on , one gets to understand the potential the sector holds .
The mining sector ’ s potential to drive the national economic growth , create employment and improve living standards for the people of Kenya , is huge .
The main challenge to realising this is having a well-managed sector , aided by favorable regulatory framework , accommodating the need-based incentives , realistic to the characteristics specific to a mineral deposit as discovered and investigated during exploration .
A well-managed and sustainable mineral sector would deliver significant multiplier benefits to other sectors through the supply of goods and services , especially in areas of logistics , energy , and a variety of other services . This , if sustained , could lead to the mining sector becoming another economic frontier . denotes potential for mineable mineral deposits . This potential has to be investigated through exploration to reveal the probable opportunities within the mineral sector . The opportunities , when exploited will then provide the needed economic benefits for the country .
The mineral sector will only be of benefit to the community , government , investor and any other stakeholder only if we focus and encourage the following activities ;
• Studying , analysing and understanding the GEOLOGY of our country ;
• Understanding and identifying the OPPORTUNITIES presented by the GEOLOGY
• Securing and sustaining a stable and favorable environment for exploiting the OPPORTUNITIES to realise the envisaged ECONOMIC BENEFIT for the country .
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