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Tullului Mountain and Walet Shek

Prospect in Ethiopia with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10287942
MAS/MILS ID 7740000017
Record type Site
Current site name Tullului Mountain and Walet Shek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 39.4679, 15.61689 (WGS84)
Elevation 150
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ethiopia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Ethiopia

Comments on the location information

  • NO ROADS IN AREA. ABOUT 25KM FROM THE RED SEA COAST. LAT/LONG FOR THE TOWN OF MITSIWA ON THE NORTHERN COAST OF ETHIOPIA. OLD LAT/LONG HAD LOC. IN THE MIDDLE OF NORTHERN YEMEN NEAR THE TOWN OF KHARAH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 39.4679, 15.61689
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Date of Last Modification 950301

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Falcat Valley

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ethiopian Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Ethiopia
    Year 1977
    First year 1977
    Last year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JELENC, D.A., 1966, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF ETHIOPIA, P. 245.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-95 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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