Sidamo Nickel-Copper Deposit-Ethiopia

Occurrence in Ethiopia with commodities Nickel, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069240
MRDS ID W002782
Record type Site
Current site name Sidamo Nickel-Copper Deposit-Ethiopia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 39.00118, 5.00115 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ethiopia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Ethiopia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 39.00118, 5.00115

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 10500000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.38 wt-pct Nickel Major 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 3/26/73, P. 10

  • Deposit

    MINING ENG., 5/16/73

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CANADIAN JAVELIN AND ETHIOPIAN GOVT. HAVE ENTERED INTO MINING AGREEMENT TO MINE THE SIDAMO NI DEPOSITS DISCOVERED BY THAT COUNTRY AND THE UNITED NATIONS. CANADIAN JAVELIN FEELS AREA COULD PROVE HIGH GRADE IN COPPER AS WELL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1974 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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