Industrial Mineral Occurrence Map of Ethiopia

Scale 1:2 000 000

0 25 50 100 150 200
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Site Number Name Site Number Name Mineral Occurrence Legend Geological Legend
1 Abay 86 Godicho Geology 1: 2 000 000
2 Abbay River Basin 87 Guba Sediments Igneous Metamorphic

3 Abdul Kadir 88 Gudba Valley Limestone

Dimension Stone (Granite) Talc Quaternary sedimentary
4 Abiyata 89 Guder Travertine
Kyanite
5 Abiyata, Shalla, Chiltu 90 Guder Phosphate
Phosphate Paleogene-Neogene (-Quaternary) sedimentary
6 Adadikoto 91 Gute Seddo Titanium Garnet, staurolite
7 Adami Tulu 92 Gypsite-Mariam Kaolin Calcitic Marble Quaternary & Plio-Quaternary volcanic and plutonic
Olivine
8 Adami Tulu 93 Haddessa Mulug-Bitatta
Bentonite
9 Adare 94 Hade Hulu Feldspar Graphite
ERITREA Neogene-Paleogene volcanoplutonic
10 Addis Ababa 95 Hagere Selam Brick & Tile Clay
Dolomitic Marble 72
Quartz Late Cretaceous sedimentary
11 Addisge 96 Hakim Gara 122
12
160 168
12 Adigrat 97 Hamaressa Ceramic Clay
Feldspar, Quartz & Vein Quartz Asbestos 56
27 71 46 57 Early Cretaceous marine sedimentary
13 Adigrat 98 Harrar Gypsum 15 78 127
14 Adigudom 99 Hocdu Mica 13
14°0'0"N 134 Middle Jurassic sedimentary 14°0'0"N
15 Adua 100 Hola bridge Barytes 25
145
16 Afdera 101 Hula Kuni Beryl 73 Jurassic (undifferentiated age) sedimentary
Potash
17 Afkere 102 Jaja Valley Pumice
165

18 Aflata 103 Jemma Soda Ash 138 Mesozoic continental sedimentary ("Upper Nubian Sandstone" type)
Sulphur 137
19 Aghere Mariam 104 Kalamis
Rock Salt MEKELE
20 Agheremariam 105 Kebre Mengist Permian-Triassic continental sedimentary and glacial; locally Late Carboniferous
Diatomite 115
21 Akaki 106 Kecha 95
14
16
Neoproterozoic 1-2 plutonic & volcanoplutonic & "Dolerites"
22 Ambo 107 Kella Silica Sand & Sandstone
23 Ambo 108 Kenticha
Titanium mineral sands Neoproterozoic 1-2 sedimentary to volcanosedimentary with associated plutonic
24 Anno 109 Kerker
25 Assale 110 Koka Neoproterozoic 2-3 plutonic, volcanoplutonic and metamorphic
154
26 Awzet 111 Kombelcha 109
27 Axum 112 Kotcha Neoproterozoic 2 to Cambrian plutonic (carbonatite & syenite)
GONDER
28 Baruda 113 Kunni Valley
Neoproterozoic to Cambrian plutonic ("Older Granites") and volcanoplutonic
29 Bebeka 114 Lake Abiyata
30 Bedessa Tega 115 Lake Giulieth
49 Neoproterozoic 3 to Ordovician plutonic and volcanoplutonic
31 Belamor 116 Lake Langano
32 Belesa 117 Lake Shala DJIBOUTI Neoproterozoic 3 (NP3) to Ordovician sedimentary (basin); NP3 to Devonian in the Mauritanides
33 Bikalal 118 Lake Ziway 12°0'0"N 12°0'0"N
34 Bikilal 119 Lakes Region district Neoproterozoic 2-3 sedimentary to volcanosedimentary (active margin)
59 DEBRE TABOR
35 Bissidimo Valley 120 Lange WOLDIA
92 26
Neoproterozoic "Mobile Belt" with Neoproterozoic metamorphic, anatectic & plutonic, including remnants of archean to
36 Bissidimo Valley 121 Ledi
proterozoic terranes
37 Blue Nile Bridge 122 Mai Daro BAHAR DAR Mesoproterozoic (to Neoproterozoic ?) sedimentary
38 Blue Nile Gorge 123 Maji
39 Boji Dol 124 Mankush (Guba) 163
Mesoproterozoic to Neoproterozoic "Mobile Belts": MP-NP metamorphic & tectonic (including remnants of archean to
40 Boka 125 Marda 124
paleoproterozoic terranes)
SUDAN
41 Bole 126 Marechi
DESSIE Other Features
42 Bombase 127 Marwa
43 Bombowha 128 Mega 62
Main Town
44 Bulen 129 Megado
121
45 Carrara 130 Meleka 51
Road

46 Chebret Ale 131 Melka Arba Railway

28 44
47 Chefe Jilla 132 Melka Jebdu 136 River
37
48 Cheha 133 Milendu (Belkoro)
54
49 Chelga 134 Moglal 133
82 3
50 Chembi 135 Mojo 87
32
51 Cheye Felege Berhan 136 Mora 55
1 164
31
52 Chilelo (Debre Gurach) 137 Mossobo 10°0'0"N 38 10°0'0"N
40 103
53 Creen 138 Mossobo 166
169
11
54 Dabus 139 Moyale
52 156
55 Dalleti 140 Mugher 126 58 132 61
56 Dallol 141 Mugher
9 112 158 35
57 Daneb 142 Mugher (Jima) 80
106 85 65
142 48 111
58 Debre Libanos 143 Mukarba 63
HARAR
140 143 67 64
141
97
59 Debre Tabor 144 Nazaret 34 41
161
120 45
33 98 96 74
60 Decano 145 Negash 66
159 42
36
61 Delga Chebsi 146 Neghele 22
10 77 102
NEKEMTE
2
ADDIS ABABA
89 162 155
62 Dewelle 147 Ogaden basin 101 75
91 90 23 94
63 Dilla 148 Osbole 84 167
153
64 Dire Dawa 149 Ramis Valley 125
135 113
21
65 Dire Dawa 150 Rochelle
144
66 Dire Dawa 151 Sacco River 76 110 NAZRET
150
67 Dofan 152 Samantar
68 El-Dere 153 Sebeta 151
107
69 El-Sod 154 Sekkota 149
70 Emei 155 Shebelli
119 118
ASELA 157
71 Enda Gamers 156 Shinile 8°0'0"N 8°0'0"N

72 Enticho 157 Sodero 79

47
73 Fawly 158 Sodoble 7 8
74 Funiambira 159 Soka 4
116

75 Galleti 160 Subaha 114

5
76 Gambela - Dembidollo 161 Sululta 117

77 Gara Jabbe 162 Tuluhora

78 Gebro 163 Warsissa
60
79 Gedamotta 164 Wenchit
147
80 Gefersa (Kersa) 165 Wukiro
AWASA
81 Gerada 166 Yegof GOBA
29
82 Gewane 167 Yubdo
83 Gidicho 168 Zariga
84 Gimbi - Dalati area 169 Zega Wodel
85 Gimbichu 170 Zembaba Woha 123 104 70
148 152

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24 81

86 131
53
43 50
6°0'0"N
ARBA MINCH 130 6°0'0"N

30 170
105
88 99 39

18 108

6
20 93 17
146

19

68
100

129 69
4°0'0"N 4°0'0"N

128

139
Projection GCS_Adindan
Datum D_Adindan

Geology: Modified from: Milesi J.P.; Feybesse J.L.; Pinna P.;

Deschamps Y.; Kampunzu H.; Muhongo S.; Lescuyer J.L.; Le Goff E.; Delor C.; Billa M.; Ralay F.; Heinry C. Géologie et principaux
gisements d'Afrique - Carte et SIG à 1:10.000.000. 20ème Colloque de Géologie Africaine, Orléans - France, 02 juin - 07 juin 2004.

UGANDA Mineral Occurrences derived from:Tibebu M., & Haile Michael F., Industrial Minerals and Rocks Resource Potential of Ethiopia.
Geological Survey of Ethiopia. March 2003.
KENYA
Edited by Mitchell Clive, & Morgan David, 2007.
Map Design by Linley Kathrine.

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