Mine detail: Lega Dembi Deposit

Previously called 'Lega Dembi NorthLega Dembi CentralLega Dembi South'

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Location

Lat / long:

5.58442, 38.8345

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Silver
Ore:	Gold
Orebody form:	QUARTZ VEIN
Discovery year:	1892

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Marmora Group;Adola Group
Host type:	Quartzite,Phyllite,Schist,Gneiss,Amphibolite
Alteration processes:	Silicification Affecting Rocks On Both Sides Of The Fault.

References

MRDS	TC00089
DEP	10056417
Reference	{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.}
Reporter	Bolm, Karen S.