Ethiopia's Amhara Region Produces 246.1 Mln in Minerals Through Import Substitution in Nine Months: State Media
Ethiopia's Amhara Region Produces $246.1 Mln in Minerals Through Import Substitution in Nine Months: State Media
The milestone aligns with Ethiopia's Homegrown Economic Reform Agenda, which prioritizes mining for growth and regional development.
By numbers, as stated by the media citing the Amhara Region Mining Resource Development Bureau:
◾169 mining projects licensed
◾Nearly $13 million earned from gold and opal exports
◾Over 33,000 jobs created
The region's mineral resources are being developed through modern and artisanal mining backed by geological studies, with 18 university-led exploration projects completed and handed over this fiscal year, the bureau's PR director Zinaw Abebe told the media.
According to Abebe, the bureau has achieved:
▪ 2.4 million+ tonnes of total minerals (gypsum, limestone, silica sand, coal, marble, granite) extracted;
▪ 18,500+ kg of raw and value-added opal and gold supplied to the central market;
▪ geological mapping of 25% of the Amhara region.
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