574 
MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1978-79 
 
Table 3.—Kenya: Imports of mineral commodities1 —Continued

(Metric tons unless otherwise specified) 
Commodity 
1977 
1978 
Principal sources, 1978 
MINERAL FUELS AND RELATED MATER!ALS 
 
Asphalt and bitumen, natural          Coal and briquets: 
Anthracite and bitummous coal  Lignite and lignite briquets           
Coke and sen,icoke                   
~ 
Peat, including peat briquets and litter - — — —

 
Petroleum: 
Crude and partly refined 
thousand 42-gallon barrel&. 
 
Refmery products: 
 Gasoline do___ 
 Kerosine and jet fuel do — — — 
 Distilatefueloil do~~ 
 Residual fuel oil do. — — — Lubricants do~~

 
Other~ 
Nonlubricating oils, n.e.sdo.. - - - 
 
 
Mineral jelly and wax - do — — - 
 
~ 
 Unspecified do~ 
 Total do....~ 
Mineral tar and other coal-, petroleum-, or gas-derivedcrude chemicals  
        
348 
. 
 
62,010 
(9) 
544 
 
(10) 
 
 
 
 
17,934 
179 
 
47,738 
23 
2,158 
 
25 
 
 
 
17,116 
All from United Kingdom. 
 
 
 
Mainly from Mozambique. 
 
 
 
All from United Kingdom. 
 
 
 
United Kingdom 1,785; Federal Republic of Germany 371. 
 
 
 
Federal Republic of Germany 20; United Kingdom 5. 
 
 
 
Iran 7,781; Saudi Arabia 2,963. 
 
 
 
Bahrain 260; Iran 132; Italy 97; SaudiArabia 59. 
 
 
 
Bahrain 623; Iran 204; Greece 142; Saudi Arabia 135. 
 
 
 
Italy 80;Bahrain4l;Kuwait 12. 
 
 
 
All from Iran. 
 
 
 
Australia236;UnitedStates50; France 46. 
 
 
 
Federal Republic of Germany 3; United States 8; China, mainland, 2; France
2; Netherlands 
 
 
 
2. 
 
 
 
Federal Republicof Germany 5; Netherlands 4; Indonesia 3; United States 2;
Japan 1. 
 
 
 
NA. 
 
 
 
United Kingdom 900. 
 
303 
 
782 
 
11 
— — 521 
 
~ 
11 
 
 
23 
 
5 
603 
 
1,315 
 
135 
. 70 
460 
 
 
13 
 
 
 
18 
 
 
2 
 
 
1,656 
 
1,603 
2,616 
 
1,008 
 
NA Not available. 
' Imports from Tanzania and Uganda, formerly treated as transfers, have been
reclassified as regular imports. 2Less than 1/2 unit. 
' Excludes quantity valued at $1,569. 
4Excludes quantities valued at $604 in 1977 and $1,402 in 1978. 
' Excludes quantity valued at $2,206,322. 
6Excludes quantities valued at $1,162 in 1977 and $4,973 in 1978. 
7Excludes quantity valued at $1,399. 
8Excludes quantities valued at $3,449 in 1977 and $4,482 in 1978. 
9Value onlyreported at $304 
' °Value only reported at $581. 
 
COMMODITY REVIEW 
 
METALS 
 
 Columbium (Niobium).—Kenya approved the assignment of development
rights to Rhone Polenc of France for exploitation of the rare-earth deposit
at Mrima Hill, located 80 kilometers southwest of Mombasa. The ore will be
treated in France.~ 
 Copper and Gold.—A recent survey revealed that economic deposits
of
gold and copperstill exist in the abandoned mines at Macalder in South Nyanza
District of Western Kenya. Plans to renew exploitation apparently depend
upon the completion of the Karchugogo Falls electric power station.' 
 Iron and Steel.—The United Nations was considering financial assistance
for the construction of a mini-steelworks at Mombasa. The plant would produce
300,000 to 400,000 tons per year of various steel products, using imported
coal and iron ore from Swaziland. Direct reduction of Swaziland ore with
electric arc furnaces and a rolling mill were also under consideration. 
 The galvanized iron sheet manufacturing company, Mabati Ltd., of Nairobi,
was undergoing expansion to enable it to increase capacity from 15,000 tons
to 60,000 tons per year. The factory will also manufacture pipes of up to
8 inches in diameter. Roofingiron sheets produced at the plant were