Guano mining in Kenyan lava tunnel caves
Commercial mining of bat guano for agricultural fertilizer only became possible in Kenya through discovery of major deposits in the lava tunnel caves of Mt. Suswa and the North Chyulu Hills in the early 1960’s. This paper provides historical information leading up to the guano mining, describes the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of South Florida Libraries
1998-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Speleology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijs.speleo.it/pdf/9.72.27_SimonsGuano.pdf |