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Katta Valley

Prospect in Ethiopia with commodity Iron
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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 10256289
MAS/MILS ID 7740000021
Record type Site
Current site name Katta Valley

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 35.52123, 9.52074 (WGS84)
Elevation 1750

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ethiopia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Ethiopia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION: 8KM EAST OF THE TOWN OF NEJO, THERE IS A DIRT ROAD NEJO TO THE VALLEY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 35.52123, 9.52074
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Katta Valley

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. 287.

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.

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