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The Mining Act, 2016

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Summary

The Act greatly simplifies the types of mining rights that may be granted to investors as well as the acquisition process for such rights. Prospecting and mining rights will now be in the form of either a permit (for small scale operations) or a license (for large scale operations).

Issuer

Kenya

Year

2016

Region

Africa

Issuer (type)

Parliament of Kenya (Government)

Instrument type

Act

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Text analysis

    • Moderate 0.78%
    • Low 0.07%
    • E focus: environment, environmental management, forests, hazardous substances, land use, restoration, site rehabilitation, soil, waste, water, wetlands, conservation
    • S focus: community development, fair trade, recruitment, compensation
    • G focus: responsible investment, responsible investments, audit
    • Construction, Finance, Management, Manufacturing, Mining, Public administration, Retail trade, Transportation