| Deposit ID | 10183550 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7740000003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Adola Gold Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 39.23116, 5.08113 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1400 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ethiopia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Ethiopia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Talc | Unknown |
| Tourmaline | Unknown |
| (1) | 39.23116, 5.08113 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Adola |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ethiopian Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Ethiopia |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7740000003 |
JELENC, DANILO A., 1966, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF ETHIOPIA, P.
1976, MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, MINING JOURNAL, JUNE, P. 447-48.
DE KUN, NICOLAS, 1965, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA, P. 3
LETTER FROM MINISTRY OF MINES, POWER & WATER RESOURCES, 21/1
(PROVISIONAL MILITARY GOVERNMENT OF SOCIALIST ETHIOPIA.)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 77-RCD-611- RESERVES ESTEMATED AT 13616.01 KG OF GOLD. 77-COST IN U.S. DOLLARS, 1970-74, 2,718,352 G OF GOLD MINED, WAS $3,784,468.50. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Ewsc | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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