Tiomin, Kenya Stop irresponsible mining on tropical coast March 11/2005 Kenya's Coast Mining Rights Forum asks Global Response members to help them persuade Kenyan government officials to immediately halt Tiomin Resources’ titanium project until specific environmental and social conditions have been met. Tiomin given final approval for Kwale titanium mine The Dominion    February 9/2005 After years of negotiations, the Kenyan government has given a Canadian mining company, Tiomin Resources Inc., the final approval to start a multimillion dollar titanium mining project in Kwale. Kenya, Tiomin sign $150mln titanium deal Planet Ark   July 7/2004 Canadian firm Tiomin Resources Inc. yesterday signed a $150 million 21-year lease with Kenya's government to begin mining titanium along the east African country's Indian Ocean coast in 2006. Titanium: Where's the people's voice The Nation (Nairobi)   July 18/2002 Years after Canadian mining firm Tiomin Resources discovered titanium at the Kenyan Coast, exploitation of the mineral remains stalled. The key players, it would seem, have failed to agree on the project's implementation. Concern over planned titanium mine UN Integrated Regional Information Networks   July 16/2002 Plans for a titanium mine in southeast Kenya, approved by the Kenyan government last week, could lead to environmental damage and adversely affect the lives of people, local rights groups warned. Ministers told to resign over titanium licences dispute The Nation (Nairobi)   July 16/2002 Two Cabinet ministers have been told to resign for allowing a Canadian firm to mine titanium in Kilifi before complaints by stakeholders were addressed. Kwale wins environmental nod Northern Miner   July 3/2002 After a two-year review of Tiomin Resources' environmental impact study, the government of Kenya has granted it an environmental licence, bringing Tiomin a step closer to developing the Kwale titanium-sands project. Tiomin wins dismissal Northern Miner   March 31/2002 The High Court of Mombasa has dismissed a lawsuit launched in Feb. 2001, by three Kenyan citizens claiming damages and requesting an injunction against further work at Tiomin Resources' Kwale mineral sands project in coastal Kenya. Kenya blocks Tiomin ore project Globe and Mail (Agence France-Presse)   September 24/2001 The Kenyan high court has stopped a Canadian mining company from exploiting mineral-rich sands on Kenya's Indian Ocean coastal region, saying the project would damage the environment. Troubles mount for Canadian titanium mine in Kenya Environment News Service   May 31/2001 Canadian mining company, Tiomin Resources, may lose its operating license to mine titanium if Kenyan members of parliament pass a motion to establish whether it is operating according to international and local environmental standards. Trade and primary resource extraction news January 1/2001 News that Tiomin has been forced to postpone its operations in Kwale is encouraging. Mining and economic development in Kenya: at what cost? November 1/2000 A proposed Canadian mining project in Kenya threatens the human rights and economic livelihood of approximate 5,000 indigenous and small farmers in the coastal region of the country. Titanium mining in Kenya digs up environmental fears Environment News Service   April 5/2000 Allegations of bribery, coercion, high-level graft and environmental degradation are threatening to bring to a halt one of the biggest mining ventures ever planned in Kenya.