page_title: Mining in Ethiopia
hierarchical_section_title: Mining in Ethiopia
caption_attribution_description: English: Microcline (Var.: Amazonite), Albite Locality: Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Sidamo-Borana Province, Ethiopia (Locality at mindat.org) Size: 16.6 x 14.0 x 8.7 cm. These Ethiopian amazonites have given Teller Peak specimens a real run for their money. The color of the amazonites on this specimen (to 3 cm) is a fabulous robins-egg blue. Their form is text book. But what makes this specimen so special is that the amazonites are embedded in and isolated on a field of colorless orthoclase - so they just really pop out at you! A dazzling large showpiece! Deutsch: Mikroklin (Var.: Amazonit), Albit Fundort: Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Sidamo-Borana Province, Äthiopien (Fundort bei mindat.org) Größe: 16.6 x 14.0 x 8.7 cm.
context_page_description: Mining is important to the economy of Ethiopia as a diversification from agriculture. Currently, mining comprises only 1% of GDP. Gold, gemstones, and industrial minerals are important commodities for the country's export-oriented growth strategy. Tantalum mining has also been profitable. It was reported that in the late 1980s, the mineral industry lacked importance given that it contributed less than 0.2 percent of Ethiopia's GDP. Mining for gold is a key development sector in the country. Gold export, which was just US$5 million in 2001, has recorded a large increase to US$602 million in 2012.
context_section_description: 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 strategy. Tantalum mining has also been profitable. It was reported that in the late 1980s, the mineral industry lacked importance given that it contributed less than 0.2 percent of Ethiopia's GDP. Mining for gold is a key development sector in the country. Gold export, which was just US$5 million in 2001, has recorded a large increase to US$602 million in 2012.
caption: Microcline from the Kenticha mine, Oromia Region, Ethiopia.
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