Tulu Kapi

Unknown in Ethiopia with commodity Gold
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 10231779
MAS/MILS ID 7740000015
Record type Site
Current site name Tulu Kapi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 35.58123, 9.06078 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ethiopia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Ethiopia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION: ABOUT 15KM NORTH 35 EAST, FROM YUBDO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 35.58123, 9.06078

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tulu Kapi

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 791000mt ore
    Demonstrated 791000mt ore
    Total resources 791000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.9 g/mt Gold Trace 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JELENC, D.A., 19668 MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF ETHIOPIA, P. 211.

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.