Status of development of certain new metals and minerals in Kenya : submitted by the Government of Kenya

Abstract

This report has been prepared for the Seminar on new Metals and Minerals to be held in Addis Ababa on 5-10 February 1968 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. The metals which have "been listed for discussion are: beryllium, caesium, columbium (niobium), germanium, hafnium, rare-earths, tantalum, titanium, yttrium and zirconium. The report deals with the occurrence and economic potential of minerals bearing these metals in Kenya, together with an account of their exploitation, extraction and processing to the extent that they have been developed.