| Deposit ID | 10232144 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7740000011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Schiumagelle Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 38.80121, 15.5002 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2290 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ethiopia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Ethiopia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Feldspar | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Kaolin | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Mica | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| (1) | 38.80121, 15.5002 |
|---|
| Strike | N00S | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 45E | ||||||||
| Width | 2M | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1902 |
| District name | Schiumagelle |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ethiopian Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Ethiopia |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 5000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 5000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7740000011 |
JELENC, D.A., 1966, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF ETHIOPIA, P: 193-
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | POWER: 665 HORSE POWER DIESEL, THE MINE USED 70,000KWH PER M LOCATION: 7KM NORTHWEST OF ASMARA NEAR THE VILLAGE OF ADI AB |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Ewsc | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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