Legion Mining Company sources, purchases, and processes gold ore using a carbon-in-leach (CIL) model — turning raw earth into refined value across Western Kenya's richest mineral belt.
Who We Are
Legion Mining Company is a gold ore purchasing and processing business rooted in Kakamega County — one of Kenya's most mineral-rich regions. We work directly with artisanal miners, purchasing raw ore and processing it through our carbon-in-leach (CIL) model to extract refined gold efficiently and profitably.
Our founder has deep fieldwork experience across Western Kenya, building supplier relationships and operational knowledge that no classroom can teach. We know the land, the miners, and the market.
"Gold doesn't lie. It's in the ground, and we know how to bring it out — at scale, profitably, and with integrity."
The Founder
Miller Shikoli is a 21-year-old entrepreneur from Kakamega County, Western Kenya — a region he knows not just as a hometown, but as a goldfield with enormous untapped potential. Born and raised in Kakamega, Miller spent formative years in Mombasa and Nairobi before returning home with a clear vision: to build a structured, profitable gold ore processing operation at the grassroots level.
What drives Miller isn't just the business opportunity — it's the gap he saw between artisanal miners who have the ore and the market that pays for refined gold. Legion Mining Company is his answer to that gap: a reliable buyer, a professional processor, and a business that creates real value in the local economy.
Without a formal business school background, Miller has built his knowledge from the field — understanding ore grades, supplier dynamics, CIL processing chemistry, and investor relations through hands-on research and relentless execution.
Miller's vision for Legion Mining goes beyond the seed round. He is building a company that will own its own processing plant, formalise Kenya's artisanal gold supply chain, and position Western Kenya as a competitive regional gold processing hub — with Legion Mining at the centre of it.
How It Works
Our four-stage pipeline ensures maximum extraction yield and consistent quality output at every batch cycle.
We purchase raw gold ore directly from verified artisanal miners across Kakamega County at competitive field prices.
Ore is crushed and milled to a fine slurry to liberate gold particles and prepare them for leaching.
Carbon-in-leach processing dissolves gold using cyanide solution and adsorbs it onto activated carbon simultaneously.
Gold is stripped from carbon, electrowon, and smelted into doré bars ready for refinery or direct sale.
For Investors
We are raising KES 8 million in seed capital to scale our ore purchasing capacity, upgrade processing equipment, and formalise supplier agreements across our active mining sites.
Our Region
Western Kenya is home to some of East Africa's richest artisanal gold deposits — and we operate at the heart of it.
Kakamega County sits on the Nzoia gold belt — a historically productive artisanal gold mining zone with active deposits across multiple wards.
Thousands of artisanal and small-scale miners operate in our region, providing a reliable and growing ore supply chain for our processing model.
Kenya's mining sector is regulated under the Mining Act 2016, providing a clear legal framework for ore purchasing, processing, and export.
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