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What Is The Sector Thinking?

The strategic plan outlines the importance of the mining sector in Ethiopia's economic growth, emphasizing the need for basic geo-science data collection and dissemination to support investment and development. The plan aims to enhance exploration and exploitation of various minerals, improve groundwater quality, and increase foreign currency earnings. Additionally, it highlights foreign cooperation and specific projects that have contributed to the sector's development, particularly in geothermal energy.

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What Is The Sector Thinking?

The strategic plan outlines the importance of the mining sector in Ethiopia's economic growth, emphasizing the need for basic geo-science data collection and dissemination to support investment and development. The plan aims to enhance exploration and exploitation of various minerals, improve groundwater quality, and increase foreign currency earnings. Additionally, it highlights foreign cooperation and specific projects that have contributed to the sector's development, particularly in geothermal energy.

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STRATEGIC PLAN ON BASIC DATA GENERATION

FOR INVESTMENT

What is the sector thinking?


• In the past seven years, the Ethiopian economy has grown up at an
average of 11%
• The Mining Sector is making a significant contribution to the national
economic and social growth and development. During the planned
Period
• In accordance to GTP plan, basic geo-science data collection,
organization and dissemination activities have been going on in the
mining sector
• The volume of investment in mineral and petroleum sector has shown
remarkable increments and big numbers of companies have been
registered in the sector exploration and development
• The next five years plan (2010- 2015) should be realized so as to ensure
the sustainability of economic and social development
Mines Sector Five Years Development Plan

• The Mining Sector plays a vital role for the continuous


economic and social development being recorded by
earning foreign currency, supplying raw material for
industries (import substitution), generating revenues
and creating job opportunities

• Government main attention is to create conducive


environment for private investors and to participate in
exploring and developing the mineral resources and
capacitate the capacity of gathering, compiling and
interpreting basic geo-science information to deliver to
the customers

• Policies, laws and new regulations are issued that


creates conductive environment for the development of
the sector’s economy
• Many practical examples of the utilization of
geoscience data to support or help to solve society’s
problems in different fields include: Protection of the
environment; Geo-hazards for Sustainable
management of natural resources; Land use
planning. Nevertheless the general awareness about
the importance of geological data is still low

• To address this issue some automation reporting


systems that combine several different geoscience
datasets plus the specialist’s interpretation have
been developing in order to provide geoscience
information easily to understand and use
Program objectives

According to strategic plans:


• Exploration and reserve estimation of coal and industrial
minerals (phosphate, potash, limestone etc) to increase
import substitution and agricultural production through
improving soil productivity

• Exploration and determination of ground water quality and


quantity for domestic consumption and irrigation

• Exploration and exploitation of gold, platinum, tantalum,


uranium, gemstone etc) to increase foreign currency
earning

• Dissemination of geo-science data to customers and


providing drilling, geotechnical and sample analyses
services
• Enhancing the contribution of geoscience data towards the
mining sector
Bibliographic Metadata Bases, Digital Data and
Promotion Dcuments
METADATABASE: ENRAMED is Ethiopian Natural Resource and
Environmental Metadata base, as a partner GSE contributes more than 2500
GSE records on Ethiopian, reports, Resource and Environmental sciences.
WWW.geoinfo.uneca.org
SIGAfrique Network (GIS Africa) Network Project Ethiopia: (GSE) through its
participation in the GIS Africa (SIGAFRIQUE) project has entered more than
2600 records in the PANGIS database. WWW.sigafrique.net
Geological Survey of Ethiopia Mineral Occurrence Database Mineral
occurrence Database developed by the British Geological Survey in
collaboration with the Geological Survey of Ethiopia (GSE) as part of
Geological survey and Investment Promotion Study 2005-2006.
GeoRef CD-ROM Database: It is the CD-ROM version of the American
Geological Survey’s Geosciences Database, containing over 1.9 million
records covering North America and other countries including Ethiopia (1933
to 1996).
The Geological Survey Ethiopia (GSE) is the member of African European Geo-
Obseravation System (AEGOS) Project that completed the first stage (planning
Phase I) on Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) which has been expected to
continue to Phase II Implementation phase)
14 Promotion Documents on bentonite, clay, coal, diatomite, dimension stone,
gypsum, gemstone, limestone, marble, phosphate, potash, iron, gold and
tantalum are available , and others are under preparation. The cooperation with
the Geological Survey of Finland (GUES) has contributed in the production of
promotion documents
FOREIGN COOPERATIONS IN MINING SECTOR

Since its establishment, the GSE undertook several


projects/programs to fulfill its objectives. The main
ones among others:

• UNDP-Mineral Survey in two selected areas (1967-1971)


• Metal Mining Agency of Japan (1973-1974)
• Omo River Project Ethio-Canada (1976-1978)
• Ethio-Czech Mineral Exploration Project (1984-1988)
• Ethio-Korean Iron Exploration Project (1984-1987)
• Bulbul-Ageremariam–Moyale Mineral Exploration Project
(Ethio-Soviet, 1989-1993)
• Adola Gold Exploration Project- AGEP (Ethio-Soviet, 1979-
1981)
• UNDP- Training for Mineral Exploration Project
(1984-1994)
• Ethio-Nor Mineral Exploration Project (Ethio-Norway,
1997-2000)
• Ghimbi-Nejo Regional Geochemical Survey (Ethio-
China, 2006-2010)
• Ethio-Finland Capacity Building Project (2010 to
present) on RS/GIS and Data Management
SPECIFIC JAPANESE COOPERATION
OUTCOMES

Metal Mining Agency of Japan (1973-1974)

• The project classified the western Ethiopia mineral


potential region into A-C Metallogenic Belts for gold
and base metal mineralization.
• After successive exploration for years by GSE and
different companies investment, some targets are
closer to mine development such as Tulu Kapi and
Abetselo, Dul, etc.
Ethio - Japan Corporation in Geothermal
Existing and Past Cooperation

1. Feasibility Study for Aluto Langano Geothermal Power Expansion


(2009 to 2010):
• Has been conducted under finance from the Ministry of Economy,
trade and industry of Japan. The Study indicated geothermal power
expansion at Aluto is feasible at a cost of 600,000USD

2. Aluto Langano Geothermal Power Expansion Phase I (2011 to 2013 )

A project being carried, to drill four deep wells and conduct feasibility
study and design of power plant ,up to additional 70MW. The Project is
financed by Japan’s grant (11-12 MUSD) , World Bank loan ( 10MUSD)
and Ethiopian Government contribution (10MUSD)
One of the existing geothermal well -LA 8
One of the Drilling site for the proposed Project at
Aluto Langano, near existing well LA 7
Aluto Langano Geothermal Power Plant
Anticipated Future Cooperation

1. Aluto Langano Geothermal Power Expansion


Phase II
Japan is expected to Co-finance the power plant
construction ( initial talks are underway)

2. Tendaho Geothermal Development

Japan is expected to involve in the Project


together with other development partners

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