| Deposit ID | 10208041 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7740000009 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unknown |
| Geographic coordinates: | 38.88121, 15.08024 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1850 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ethiopia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Ethiopia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Unknown |
| Jasper | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| (1) | 38.88121, 15.08024 |
|---|
| Strike | N25E | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 70W | ||||||||||||
| Thickness | 1M | ||||||||||||
| Area | 10000HA | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Torat |
|---|
| 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 | 7740000009 |
JELENC, DANILO A., 1966, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF ETHIOPIA, P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NEARST TOWN IS ASMARA, 30KM AWAY. STOPPED PRODUCTION DUE TO POLITICAL REASONS. |
| 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.