Mine detail: Lega Dembi Deposit

Previously called 'Lega Dembi NorthLega Dembi CentralLega Dembi South'

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Location: Ethiopia, Africa
Lat / long: 5.58442, 38.8345
dep_id: 10056417
mrds_id: TC00089
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Gold
orebody_fm: QUARTZ VEIN
alteration: Silicification Affecting Rocks On Both Sides Of The Fault.
ore_ctrl: Major Fault Separating The Marmora Group And The Adola Group
Reporter: Bolm, Karen S.
hrock_unit: Marmora Group;Adola Group
hrock_type: Quartzite,Phyllite,Schist,Gneiss,Amphibolite
disc_yr: 1892
References:
  • Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 1988, GOLD PLANT FOR ETHIOPIA: MINING JOURNAL, V. 310, NO. 7954, P. 93.
  • Deposit:: AMERICAN EMBASSY, ADDIS ABABA
  • Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 1987, ETHIOPIAN GOLD MINE FUNDING: MINING JOURNAL, V. 309, NO. 7945, P. 437, 439.
  • Reserve-Resource:: MINING JOURNAL, 1988.
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