NATIONAL REPORT ON MINING
48oE covers a land area of about 1.14 million km2 with a population of over 73 million. Kenya, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan and Eritrea are the neighbouring countries. ... base metals (like copper, lead and Zinc), industrial minerals (like phosphate, iron ore), gemstones (like ruby, emerald, sapphire, garnet, etc) and also decorative and dimension ...