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Iron ore mining resumes in Taita Taveta after 15 years

The extraction of iron ore has resumed after a 15-year suspension, the county government has announced.

The national Government suspended extraction on a 68.4-square kilometre land in 2014 due to a longstanding boundary dispute, which involved a former investor, Wanjala Mining Company, and the management of Kishushe Ranching Co-operative Society Limited.

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