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2009 Minerals Yearbook KENYA [ADVANCE RELEASE] U.S. Department of the Interior January 2011 U.S. Geological Survey The Mineral indusTry of Kenya By Thomas R. yager In 2009, Kenya played a significant role in the world’s from Chinese demand. Most of the domestic used battery supply production of natural soda ash. The country’s share of the that was previously consumed by ABM was exported to China. world’s mine production of soda ash amounted to 4%. Other In June, the 20% export tax on lead and lead scrap was repealed domestically significant mining and mineral processing (Kimani, 2009). operations included cement, fluorspar, and petroleum refining. Titanium and Zirconium.—Development of the Kwale Kenya was not a globally significant consumer of minerals mineral sands deposit was on hold since December 2006. (Kostick, 2010). Tiomin Resources Inc. of Canada planned to produce 330,000 t/yr of ilmenite, 75,000 t/yr of rutile, and 40,000 t/yr of Minerals in the National Economy zircon at Kwale. In August 2008, Jinchuan Group Ltd. of China proposed an agreement with Tiomin to provide financing that In 2008 (the latest year for which data were available), the would allow construction to begin. In late October 2009, Tiomin manufacturing sector accounted for 10% of the gross domestic received final approval of the project from the Government. product, and mining and quarrying, 0.5%. The mining and