GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 16143

NOTICE is given that an application under section 17 of the Mining Act has been made by Messrs. Akiru Minerals Limited, of P.O. Box 45112, Nairobi, Kenya, for a special licence to prospect for all minerals over an area described in the schedule hereto and the said application has been accepted for consideration. By virtue of the above mentioned section of the Mining Act, the said area of land is therefore re-opened to prospecting and mining and by virtue of section 7 (1) (d) of the same Act, the said area of land is excluded from prospecting and or mining except as regards any prospecting and mining rights granted in respect of the area or any part thereof before the date of this notice which are subsisting or any right of renewal thereof. Any objection to the grant of the special licence may be made in writing and addressed to the Commissioner of Mines and Geology, P.O. Box 30009–00100, G.P.O, Nairobi, Kenya to reach him within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice. SCHEDULE An area of approximately 149 km situated in Homa Bay District of Nyanza Province, delineated on Kisumu topo sheet No. SA-36-4 of scale 1:250,000 and more particularly described as follows: Commencing at point ―A‖ grid reference XQ 8556; thence on a grid bearing of 900 for a distance of approximately 3 Km to point ―B‖ grid reference XQ 8856; thence on a grid bearing of 3600 for a distance of approximately 6 Km to point ―C‖ grid reference XQ 8862; thence on a grid bearing of 1000 for a distance of approximately 6 Km to point ―D‖ grid reference XQ 9460; thence on a grid bearing of 1800 for a distance of approximately 5 Km to point ―E‖ grid reference XQ 9455; thence on a grid bearing of 1090 for a distance of approximately 3 Km to point ―F‖ grid reference XQ 9654; thence on a grid bearing of 960 for a distance of approximately 4.5 Km to point ―G‖ grid reference YQ 0053; thence on a grid bearing of 1270 for a distance of approximately 7.5 Km to point ―H‖ grid reference YQ 0650; thence on a grid bearing of 1800 for a distance of approximately 5 Km to point ―I‖ grid reference YQ 0645; thence on a grid bearing of 2700 for a distance of approximately 6 Km to point ―J‖ grid reference YQ 0045; thence on a grid bearing of 3600 for a distance of approximately 5 Km to point ―K‖ grid reference YQ 0050; thence on a grid bearing of 2700 for a distance of approximately 6 Km to point ―L‖ grid reference XQ 9450; thence on a grid bearing of 3600 for a distance of approximately 3 Km to point ―M‖ grid reference XQ 9453; thence on a grid bearing of 2700 for a distance of approximately 2 Km to point ―N‖ grid reference XQ 9253; thence on a grid bearing of 1800 for a distance of approximately 3 Km to point ―O‖ grid reference XQ 9250; thence on a grid bearing of 2700 for a distance of approximately 7 Km to point ―P‖ grid reference XQ 8550; thence on a grid bearing of 3600 for a distance of approximately 6 Km to the point of commencement. Dated the 9th November, 2011. M. N. MASIBO, MR8406244 Acting Commissioner of Mines and Geology.