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The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (Amharic: የማዕድንና ነዳጅ ሚኒስቴር) is the Ethiopian government department responsible for management of mining and petroleum sector in Ethiopia. It was established in 2018 under Proclamation No 1097/2018 and Melese Alemu served as the first Minister of the position. In 2020, Takele Uma ...
Mining in Ethiopia. Microcline from the Kenticha mine, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Mining is important to the economy of Ethiopia as a diversification from agriculture. Currently, mining comprises only 1% of GDP. Gold, gemstones (diamonds and sapphires), and industrial minerals are important commodities for the country's export-oriented growth ...
Habtamu Tegegne (Amharic: ሀብታሙ ተገኜ) is an Ethiopian politician who is serving as the Minister of Mines and Petroleum since 20 January 2023. After serving as a member of the House of People's Representatives (HoPR), he succeeded Takele Uma Banti, who served the ministry from 18 August 2020. He is a member of Prosperity Party. [1][2][3]
Lega Dembi Mine. The Lega Dembi Mine is the largest gold mine in Ethiopia and is near Shakiso in Oromia Region. [1][2] Lega Dembi has a yearly production of around 4,500 kg of gold and silver, and is owned by MIDROC. [3] Pollution from the mine has resulted in environmental conflict that has exacerbated other political and ethnic conflict in ...
Website. MoMP. Takele Uma Banti (Oromo: Takala Umaa Bantii) is an Ethiopian politician who is currently serving as the CEO of Ethio-Djibouti Railways since 2024. [1] He was the Minister of Mines and Petroleum from 2020 to 2023. [2][3] He also served as Mayor of Addis Ababa from 2018 to 2020. [4]
The mine is located in Oromia state, 600 km south of Addis Ababa. It is mined by Ethiopian Minerals, Petroleum and Bio Fuel Corporation, and the products mainly exported to China. [3] Kenticha was mined for tantalum from 1990-2017. [5] Peak production from the mine was 90-95 tons of tantalum concentrate per year, valued at $20 million dollars/year.
A school of mines (or mining school) is an engineering school, often established in the 18th and 19th centuries, that originally focused on mining engineering and applied science. Most have been integrated within larger constructs such as mineral engineering , some no longer focusing primarily on mining subjects, while retaining the name.
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