Mine detail: Lake Abiyata

Previously called 'Lake Abayita'

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Location: Ethiopia, Africa
Lat / long: 7.58424, 38.50118
dep_id: 10023845
mrds_id: I005002
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Bromine, Sodium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore_ctrl: Very Arid Climate
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Lake Sediments
tectonic: Ethiopian Rift Zone
References:
  • Deposit:: SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, 1994, MINERAL WEALTH OF ETHIOPIA--TANTALUM, SODA ASH, POTASH, NICKEL AND PLATINUM: V. 83 , NO. 47, P. 5-7
  • Production:: SKILLINGS, 1994.
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