LEADING FROM THE FRONT
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“ As Kenya ’ s leading mining company , working with the Ministry , we have also had opportunities to jointly promote Kenya as an investment destination .” “ Being the preeminent mining company in the country , we shall again be playing a leading role in supporting the November 2017 edition of the Kenya Mining Forum as its main sponsor ,” Schwarz adds .
“ We fully support Mining Cabinet Secretary Dan Kazungu ’ s philosophy
Building skills in mineral processing . of making Kenya a predictable , stable and attractive investment destination and work with the government to showcase the country at events such as this .” This forum is the premium annual mining investment event , showcasing Kenya ’ s potential and ‘ open for business ’ stance .
LEADING FROM THE FRONT
Construction of the Kwale Mine was completed in 2013 and the first shipment of ilmenite left its port facility in February 2014 . Since then a number of process optimisations have been successfully completed to improve efficiencies and debottleneck the plant . Hydraulic mining has been successfully introduced and will ultimately replace dozer mining and the wet concentrator will soon be uprated to fully utilise the minerals separation plant capacity as mining moves to lower grade areas .
In the fourth year of its 11-year mine life , 2017 proved to be a highly successful year for the project . Over 10mn tonnes of ore were mined leading to a combined 671,000 tonnes of ilmenite , rutile and zircon
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