Socio-economic and environmental impact of mining on
2016-1-1 · 1. Introduction. Kenya's mining industry is dominated by non-metallic minerals such as soda ash, fluorspar, kaolin and some gemstones. These minerals represent a small percentage of the Gross Domestic Product ().Kenya has proven deposits of titanium, gold and coal, and is estimated to hold significant deposits of copper, niobium, manganese and rare earth minerals.