Didesso

Prospect in Ethiopia with commodities Gold, Platinum, Osmium, Rhodium, Palladium, Iron, Iridium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038679
MRDS ID M046096
Record type Site
Current site name Didesso

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 36.34065, 8.88746 (WGS84)
Relative position DIDESSA RIVER VALLEY 220 MILES W/SW OF ADDIS ABABA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ethiopia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Ethiopia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Primary
Osmium Secondary
Rhodium Critical Secondary
Palladium Critical Secondary
Iron Secondary
Iridium Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO METAL FOUND IN SITU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) 36.34065, 8.88746

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S.G.S. MINERAL RESOUR. 1928 P. 15

  • Deposit

    DUPARC, C. L. AND MOLLY, E., 1927 LE PLATINE DU BIRBIR: SCHWEIZER. MIN U PET V. 8 P. 240 - 257

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Gray, Floyd U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.