GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 4772

NOTICE is here given that an application under section 18 of the Mining Act has been made by Messrs. Ameken Minewest Company •Limited, of P.O. Box 14685-00100, Nairobi, Kenya for an exclusive prospecting licence to prospect for limestone, magnesite and manganese 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 open 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 prospecting licence may be made in writing 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. An area of approximately 135.5406 km' situated in Kitui County and more particularly described by the following WGS 84 co- ordinates; Order Lot Deg Lot Min Lot Sec N/S Long Deg Long Min Long Sec E/W 1 1 48 30.00 S 38 14 30.00 E 2 1 56 0.00 S 38 14 30.00 E 3 1 56 0.00 S 38 18 30.00 E 4 1 55 30.00 5 38 18 30.00 E 5 1 55 30.00 5 38 19 0.00 E 6 • 1 55 15.00 5 38 19 0.00 E 7 1 55 15.00 5 38 19 15.00 E 8 1 50 45.00 S 38 19 15.00 E 9 1 50 45.00 5 38 21 15.00 E 10 1 48 30.00 5 38 21 ;15.00 E 11 1 48 30.00 S 38 14 0.00 E SHADRACK M. KIMOMO, MR/96 12086 Ag. Commissioner of Mines and Geology.