Asmaradebara

Past Producer in Ethiopia with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304642
MAS/MILS ID 7740000001
Record type Site
Current site name Asmaradebara
Alternate or previous names Debarwa Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 38.75121, 15.00025 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ethiopia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Ethiopia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Gold Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 38.75121, 15.00025

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 7M
    Length 400M
    Width 7M
    Field Value
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 781108

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Debarwa

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Nippon Mining Co., Ltd.
    Interest 80
    Home office Ethiopia
    Year 1973
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Ethiopian Government
    Interest 20
    Home office Ethiopia
    Year 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINERALS YEARBOOK VOL. III AREA REPORTS INTERNATIONAL US DEP

  • Deposit

    OF INTERIER,1973,P1078 E/MJ,APRIL,1972,P177

  • Deposit

    MINSITRY OF MINES,POWER AND WATER RESOURCES LETTER DATED 21-

  • Deposit

    (PROVISIONL MILITARY GOVERMENT OFSOCIALIST ETHIOPIA)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE IS NOT IN OPERATION DUE TO POLITICAL REASONS. NIPPON MI PORTS TO REMOVE $50000000 WOURTH OF CONCENTRATE OVER A 8 YEA D. WHEN MINE IS IN FULL OPERATION A 40000 TON PER YEAR OUTPU PECTED (AFTER ABOUT 2 YEARS)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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