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Prospect in Ethiopia with commodity Nickel
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208111
MAS/MILS ID 7740000008
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 38.83117, 5.4211 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ethiopia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Ethiopia

Comments on the location information

  • 396 KM SOUTH OF ADDIS ABEBA, BY AIR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 38.83117, 5.4211

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Adola

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ethiopian Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Ethiopia
    Year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 1738700000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1738700000mt ore
    Total resources 1738700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.96 wt-pct Nickel Trace 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LETTER FROM MINISTRY OF MINES, POWER & WATER RESOURCES, 21/2

  • Deposit

    (PROVISIONAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT OF SOCIALIST ETHIOPIA).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Ewsc U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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