Forget miraa: Discovery of minerals stirs up Meru locals

Miraa on a mining site background. [File, Standard]

An Australian mining company says it has unearthed copper and gold deposits in Meru County, in what could radically change the fortunes of the Miraa growing region. However, the commercial viability of the deposits is yet to be confirmed.

Avira Resources Ltd, which focuses on exploring tin, gold, copper, and other base and precious metals said the Meru Copper discoveries could rival findings made years ago in Okiep, a small town in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa, which was in the 1870s ranked as having the richest copper mine in the world.