PREMIUM Government halts Tata Magadi mine over compliance breaches Mining ministry cites unresolved royalty reconciliation. Companies 19 min ago
Photo credit: Stanley Ngotho | Nation Media Group The suspension marks one of the toughest enforcement actions against a major mining company since Kenya strengthened oversight of the extractives sector.
Tata Chemicals Magadi, Kenya’s only producer of natural soda ash, has operated at Lake Magadi for decades and is among the country’s largest mining employers and mineral exporters.
The ministry accused Tata Chemicals Magadi of failing to present a clear mineral beneficiation strategy in line with the government’s policy of promoting local processing before export.
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