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Kebre Mengist Adola

Prospect in Ethiopia with commodities Graphite, Silica
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  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255983
MAS/MILS ID 7740000022
Record type Site
Current site name Kebre Mengist Adola

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 39.00118, 5.90106 (WGS84)
Elevation 5500

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ethiopia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Ethiopia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION: NEAR THE SHAKISSO AIRPORT; THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN A SINCE 1970.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 39.00118, 5.90106
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kebre Mengist

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JELENC, D.A., 1966, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF ETHIOPIA, P. 295-

Reporter information

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

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

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