Gold firm to invest Sh2.4bn in Kenya mines

A miner emerges from a mine tunnel at one of the gold mining sites in Migori County in August 2019. PHOTO | ONDARI OGEGA

Guernsey-incorporated Shanta Gold is set to invest $24 million (Sh2.4 billion) in staffing and gold exploration costs in Kenya after buying seven mining licences covering the Western part of the country from Toronto-based Barrick Gold Corporation.

The spending, to be spread over three years, was disclosed by Shanta in an analyst call on Monday.

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