| Deposit ID | 10207389 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7740000012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Queen Saba Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 38.86121, 15.5602 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ethiopia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| Ethiopia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| (1) | 38.86121, 15.5602 |
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| Strike | N30W | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 80W | ||||||||
| Length | 100M | ||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| District name | Queen Saba |
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| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ethiopian Government |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 6000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 6000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7740000012 |
JELENC, D.A., 1966, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF ETHIOPIA, P: 199.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Ewsc | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.