Shanta finds more gold deposits in Kakamega

Artisanal gold miners in Kakamega County.FILE PHOTO | NMG

Large-scale gold mining in Western Kenya could start next year after exploration firm Shanta Gold identified more deposits in seven different intersections.

Shanta put the deposits at 1.31 million ounces valued at Sh164 billion and expects the mining period to last approximately 10 years.

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