GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 4450

NOTICE is given that an application under section 18 (2) of the Mining Act, has been made by Paresh Jivanlal Shah, of P.O. Box 43946-00100, Nairobi, Kenya, for an exclusive prospecting licence to prospect for base metals over an area described in the schedule hereto and the said application has been accepted for consideration. By virtue of the section 7 (1) (d) of the Mining Act, the said area of land is therefore excluded from prospecting and/or mining except as regards any prospecting and mining rights granted in respect of the area in question or any part thereof before the date of this notice which are subsisting or any right or renewal thereof. Any 'objection to the grant of the exclusive prospecting 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 2200 square kilometres situated in Makueni District of Eastern Province, delineated on Kibwezi and Kiwi Sheets Nos. SA-37-10 and SA-37-6 respectively of scale 1:250,000 and more particulary described as follows: ) "Commencing at point "A" grid reference CJ 3320; thence on a grid bearing of 90° for a distance of 37 kilometres to point "B" grid reference 7020; thence on a grid bearing of 168° for a distance of 47 kilometres to point "C" grid reference CH 8074; thence on a grid bearing of 242° for a distance of 23 kilometres to point "D" grid reference CH 6063; thence on a grid bearing of 360° for a distance of 7 kilometres to the point "E" grid' reference CH 7060; thence on a grid bearing of 270° for a distance of 27 kilometres to the point "F— grid reference CH 3320; thence on a grid bearing of 180° for a distance of 50 kilometres to the point of commencement. Dated the 2nd May, 2008. L. K. BIWOTT, Commissioner of Mines and Geology.