| Deposit ID | 10280863 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7740000002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Yubdo |
| Geographic coordinates: | 35.45123, 8.97079 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1600 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ethiopia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Ethiopia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Iridium Critical | Tertiary |
| Osmium | Tertiary |
| Palladium Critical | Tertiary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Rhodium Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | 35.45123, 8.97079 |
|---|
| Thickness | 6M | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1924 |
| District name | Yubdo |
|---|
| 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 | 7740000002 |
MOLLY, E.W., 1959, PLATINUM DEPOSITS OF ETHIOPIA, ECON. GEOL
54, P. 467-77.
JELENC, DANILO A., 1966, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF ETHIOPIA, P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Ewsc | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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