Work Plan on Reconnaissance Study of

limestone for aggregate production

at

Tigray reginal state Mekelle city, Adihaki K/ketema, Tabia D/Genet,

Locality Adi Aboy Hmoy.

Promoter: - Ato Yirga Kebede

Submitted to Tigray region Agency of Mines and Energy

October, 2019
Mekelle
Table of content

1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................3

2 OBJECTIVE OF THE WORK PROGRAM..............................................................................................3

3 DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA................................................................................................................4

3.1 LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY............................................................................................................4

3.2 CLIMATE...............................................................................................................................................4

3.3 PHYSIOGRAPHY...................................................................................................................................4

4 METHODOLOGY AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION......................................................................4

5 DOCUMENTS AND MATERIALS REQUIRED:.....................................................................................4

6 TIME SCHEDULE AND NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS......................................................................5

7 BUDGET REQUIRED:......................................................................................................................................5

8 QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF THE CONSULTANT......................................................6

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1 INTRODUCTION

Ato Yirga Kebede envisages the production of aggregate for the construction
industry. The location of the areas for reconnaissance is in Tigray regional
state, Mekelle city, Adihaki K/ketema, Tabia Debre Genet, Kushet Negadi,
specific location Known as ‘Adi Aboy Hmoy’’

The principal rock types used for gravel stone production are basalt,
limestone, sandstone, and slate. Of these, basalt, limestone, and sand stone
are the three main materials. Physical properties, such as durability,
strength, and the ability of the stone to hold a surface finish, are important in
the industry. Accordingly, Black limestone is the raw material that available
in project site.

The following work plan details about the black limestone reconnaissance
study at Adi haki k/ketema, Tabia Debre genet of Mekelle city. The work
plan includes objective, work program, schedule and budget of the minerals
under interest recognisance feasibility study. Therefore, this plan focuses on
conducting reconnaissance exploration on this wereda and bringing GPS
points (co-ordinates) of black limestone and ultimately developing the
occurrences into a mine.

2 Objective of the Work Program

The company Objectives are consistent across its projects and jurisdictions
in which it operates. The company employs modern and systematic
exploration and mining techniques coupled with obtaining a solid geological
understanding in order to rapidly identify previously unknown sand deposits.
Ultimately, developing that resource into an economically viable mine.

The scope of this work is to bring GPS points and observe the area for
further exploration survey and get approval from mineral and energy agency
of Tigray for the coordinates so that further geological studies to follow.

The major elements of the work program were as follows:

Reconnaissance exploration;
Out ling the black limestone occurrences
Delineating GPS points-coordinates
Checking infrastructures
Rough geological descriptions of the area

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3 Description of the Area
3.1 Location and Accessibility

The location of the areas for reconnaissance is in Tigray régional state, at

Mekelle city. The site is located at south west of the city bordered with
Enderta wereda . Therefore, the targets selected for prospection can be
reached through all-weather gravel roads.

3.2 Climate

The region under interest has a relatively mild climate with annual
temperature ranging between 12.5°C to 19°C. The annual average rainfall is
650mm, with the majority of the rainfall coming in the month of July and
August. The driest months are December, January and February.

3.3 Physiography

Physiography of the areas sought to have the deposits have a variably

undulating and flat topography.

4 Methodology and Sources of Information

The reconnaissance work consists field visit, geological mapping, panning,
rock chip sampling. GPS points and observing the area were among the
main tools to do the reconnaissance survey. The aim of the reconnaissance
survey was to bring coordinates of the quarry deposits and submit to Tigray
mines and energy agency.

The data collected were marked and plotted by GPS, using this data
geological map will be produced. Later, this map will be scanned and
georeferenced in QGIS, to produce the final map of the area. Equipments
used at field to complete this work program were GPS, Freiberg Compass
and geological hammer.

5 Documents and materials required:

The following sources of information have been used to compile this report
on work program of reconnaissance field visit of limestone mineral:

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 Table 5-1: Data sources Utilized

Type Source Scale

Google earth pro US dep’t of state variable
geographer
Geological Ethiopian Geological 1:250,000 scale mapping
Mapping Survey
GPS Garmin coordinates
Geological Estwing Breaking a sample
hammer

6 Time schedule and number of participants

The reconnaissance investigation has been conducted October which includes
boundary delineating and sampling. Further investigation and legal procedures
for license application will be followed starting from October onwards. The
numbers of participants were 3 in which one Geologist, one driver and one from
the intended company.

7 Budget required:

Item Quantity/ price Subtotal

Car rent 2 days x 3000br 6,000br.
Geologist perdiem 2 days x 800br 1,600br.
Accommodation - -
Stationary 600 br.
total 8,200br.

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8 Qualifications and Experience of the Consultant
Name of Company Geologist Qualification and Experience

Huruy Teklemaryam –  B.Sc. in Geology

Economic geologist
 Ms.c in Economic Geology
 10 years working experience in different institutions
 Currently working at the Reconnaissance and
exploration for any minerals.
 The company geologist has extensive experience at
different capacities. He has worked for different
companies at every aspect of the mineral exploration
industry starting from the early stage reconnaissance-
mapping-sampling-drilling-reserve estimation- mining of
the ore minerals and industrial minerals.

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