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Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners Training and Land Rehabilitation Event in Kakamega
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Artisanal Mining Training The Event It is always fulfilling to spend a day with the artisanal miners, the brave men and women who risk it all to recover the world’s most precious metal. On 12th and 13th December 2019, Kakamega Environmental and Beautification Community Based Organization (KECBO), successfully hosted artisanal miners training and a land rehabilitation event on artisanal mining sites in Rosterman area of Kakamega County in Kenya. The

Kenya Chamber of Mines Welcomes Board
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Kenya Chamber of Mines has a change of board; the new board was elected into office on 5th April 2019 replacing the outgoing board that has been in-charge since March 2017. The Kenya Chamber of Mines (KCM), whose motto is “Supporting Mineral Industry Growth” is a Business Member Organization that represent the interests of players in the development of mineral sector of Kenya.  These include: miners/mining companies, prospectors and explorers,

KECBO Seeking to End Use of Mercury in Gold Recovery in Western Kenya
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A community based organisation in Western Kenya is seeking to change the livelihood of thousands of gold artisanal miners in the region by empowering them to stop using mercury in gold recovery and adopt environmentally friendly processing methods. The Kakamega Environmental Conservation and Beautification Organization (KECBO), aims to ensure mercury free environment with sustainable gold recovery processes by building capacities and promoting safe mercury free extraction processes in western Kenya

The Afar Depression: Ethiopia
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  The Geology of Afar Region: How the Africa Continental Plate is Splitting, the Formation of a New Ocean and the Hottest Place on Earth Afar depression also know as Afar Triangle or Danakil Depression (Danakil is located in the northern part of the Afar depression) is a geological depression resulting from a tectonic triple-rifts junction (the Afar Triple Junction). The depression lies near the Horn of Africa, overlapping Eritrea,

The Largest High Grade Opal now on Display
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The Rare Opal A rare, 998-gram gem called “the Fire of Australia” is now on display at the South Australian Museum, this is the first time the precious opal is being shown in public since 1946 when it was discovered. According to the museum, the opal valued at a $675,000 is the largest known piece of high grade opal in the world. The Fire of Australia is about the size