VOA慢速英語:Mining Company Cortec Confirms Rare Minerals In Coastal Kenya

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Recent discoveries of mineral wealth in Kenya could help add to east Africa's biggest economy. The government also is taking steps to improve the openness of the mining industry. But some citizens are concerned that new mining projects will damage local communities.

肯尼亞最近發(fā)現的礦藏將有助于幫助這個東非的最大經濟體?？夏醽喺舱诓扇〈胧?，逐步改善采礦業(yè)的開放度。但一些市民擔心，新的采礦項目會傷害當地社區(qū)。

Mining companies say, the mineral resources could be worth billions of dollar. Local communities say, they hope this will help their economies. And the government has warned companies about making announcements about new resources before they are confirmed.

礦業(yè)公司表示，該礦產資源可能價值數十億美元。當地社區(qū)表示，他們希望這會有助于他們的經濟。政府也就各公司在他們確認前公布這一新礦產資源提出了警告。

Kenya's Secretary of Mining Najib Balala says the government will ask mining companies for details about their findings before making them public.

肯尼亞礦業(yè)部長納吉布·巴拉拉(Najib Balala)表示，政府要求礦業(yè)公司在公開信息前提交有關發(fā)現的詳細資料。

"Any public announcements by a mining company, we as a government needs to have that notification 21 days before their announcements."

“作為政府部門，任何一家礦業(yè)公司公布信息，我們都要求在他們公布前21天得到通知。”

The discoveries also could upset some communities where big mining projects are planed. One example is the recent discoveries of rare minerals in the Mrima Hills in the coast area of kwale. The mining company Cortec reported finding a deposit of more than 600 kilograms of Niobium. The element is used in making steel and metal mixtures called superconducting alloys that allow electric currents to travel very easily.

該發(fā)現還可能會破壞規(guī)劃大型采礦項目地區(qū)的一些社區(qū)。例子之一就是沿海的夸萊(Kwale)地區(qū)的Mrima山最近發(fā)現稀有金屬礦產?？扑?Cortec)礦業(yè)公司報告發(fā)現一處富含超過600公斤鈮(Niobium)的礦床。該元素用于制造被稱為超導合金的鋼材和金屬的混合物，它能讓電流快速通過。

Cortec says the discovery could be worth 50 billion dollars. But a dispute has begun between the company, the government and the local communities. Leaders of the Mijikenda ethnic group which lives near Kenya's coast, say they practise their religion in the Mrima Hills.

科塔克公司表示，該發(fā)現可能價值500億美元。但該公司、政府和當地社區(qū)之間發(fā)生了糾紛。住在肯尼亞沿海附近的米吉肯達族的領導人表示，他們在Mrima山進行宗教活動。

Joseph Morando is an official of the kaya people who are part of the local ethnic group. He says his people are oppose to mineral mining in the Mrima forest and in the area. He says they are appealing to the government to save the area which is an important part of their history. The area also is listed as a world heritage site by the United Nations cultural agency or UNESCO.

約瑟夫·莫蘭(Joseph Morando)是卡亞人的官員，這是當地米吉肯達族的一個分支。他表示，他們的人民反對在Mrima森林和該地區(qū)開采礦產資源。他說，他們呼吁政府保護該地區(qū)，這是他們歷史的重要組成部分。該地區(qū)也被聯合國科教文組織列為世界文化遺產。

The Kenya government has not announced how payments it receives from mining companies called royalties would be used. Mining Secretary Najib Balala is expected to present legislation, proposing that the central government take 70% of mining royalty, local government would receive 25% and local communities would receive 5%.

肯尼亞政府尚未公布如何使用從礦業(yè)公司收繳的特許使用費。礦業(yè)部長巴拉拉有望提出立法，建議中央政府拿走70%的采礦特許使用費，當地政府獲得25%，當地社區(qū)獲得5%。

The government says it hopes that reforms in the mining industry will improve openness. Mr Balala says that Kenya canceled 31 mining licences during the first half of this year, because of concerns over the process for receiving a licence to mine.

政府表示希望采礦業(yè)的改革能提高開放度。巴拉拉先生表示，在今年上半年，出于對獲得開采許可證過程的擔憂，肯尼亞取消了31個采礦許可證。