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Lake Shala

Occurrence in Ethiopia with commodities Bromine, Sodium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023846
MRDS ID I005003
Record type Site
Current site name Lake Shala

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 38.50118, 7.41759 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 200 KM SOUTH OF ADDIS ABABA IN THE RIFT VALLEY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ethiopia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Ethiopia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bromine Primary
Sodium Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments

Nearby scientific data

(1) 38.50118, 7.41759
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Very Arid Climate

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Total resources 450000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Sodium Na2CO3 1.1 wt-pct Sodium Major 1994

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCE ESTIMATE INCLUDES NEIGHBORING LAKES ABIYATA, SHALA, AND CHITU.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: LAKE SHALA IS CONSIDERED A PRIME SOURCE FOR EXPANSION OF THE ETHIOPIAN SODA ASH INDUSTRY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, 1994, MINERAL WEALTH OF ETHIOPIA--TANTALUM, SODA ASH, POTASH, NICKEL AND PLATINUM: V. 83 , NO. 47, P. 5-7

  • Reserve-Resource

    SKILLINGS, 1994.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-DEC-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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