ICL completes its acquisition of Allana Potash
— ICL, a global manufacturer of products that fulfill essential needs in the agriculture, processed food and engineered materials markets, has completed the …
Danakil Basin
The Danakil Potash Project is located in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia, about 600 km north-northeast of the capital city of Addis Ababa. The Afar Region is situated in the Danakil Basin, an extensive evaporite basin with a length of about 200 km and a width of 50 km to 80 km. The basin structure runs roughly parallel to the Red Sea and extends into …
Company Overview
Circum Minerals Ltd. is a private company focused on the development of a significant potash deposit in the Danakil Depression of Ethiopia. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Circum Minerals Potash Ltd., the Company holds a interest in an exploration license covering 365 square kilometres. The Danakil Potash Project is a significant stand-alone …
Ethiopian (Danakhil) Potash Project, Afar
— Danakhil potash project is located in Ethiopia's north-eastern Danakhil depression, a desert area in the region of Afar. The project initially included three potash concessions covering an area of …
The Great Potash Power Play
— Ethiopia's potash will fertilize crops in India and China by 2016, but China is best positioned to win the competition for potash mines in East Africa and will strive to become a price setter ...
Location
The Danakil Potash Project encompasses an established large-tonnage, shallow potash deposit centred within a potash mineralised envelope in the Danakil Basin. The project is situated in the Afar regional state of northeastern Ethiopia and abuts the border with Eritrea. It is located about 600 km north-northeast of the capital city of Addis Ababa and is only …
Circum Minerals gets mining licence for Ethiopian potash …
— Circum Minerals has secured approval for its mining licence for the Danakil Potash Project located in the Danakil region of north-east Ethiopia. The secured licence gives the company exclusive access of the 4.9 billion tonnes NI 43- 101 compliant potassium resource contained within the 365km² licence area for an initial period of 20 …
Allana Resources take on Ethiopian Potash Project
— Allana Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:AAA) today announce that the company has received multiple unsolicited offers from various strategic counterparties to participate in its potash project located ...
Allana Potash Initiates Feasibility Study on Its Ethiopian Potash
— ERCOSPLAN has been involved in Allana's Ethiopian Potash project since 2008 and completed an updated National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") compliant resource estimate for the property in June 2011.
Circum secures mining license to extract potash
— The mining license will allow Circum to have exclusive access over 4.9 billion tons of potassium resource contained within 365 square kilometers. It is provided with a license period of 20 years which will be renewable for further 10 years period. ... Studies conducted on the potash mineral potential of Ethiopia indicate that the Danakil area ...
Potash a key focus for Ethiopia's mining push
— Ethiopia will prioritise potash and construction minerals in a push to attract investment from large-scale miners, according to a draft policy document reviewed by Reuters ahead of an expected ...
Can Ethiopia's Resource Wealth Contribute to its Growth and Transformation?
ADDIS ABABA, January 26, 2015 – Ethiopia has averaged a 10.7% economic growth rate over the last 10 years, more than double the annual average of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, which was around 5.2%.However, despite having a huge potential to contribute to Ethiopia's economy, the development of oil, gas, and mineral resources are not among …
Allana Potash sold to Israel Chemicals for $137 …
— The market reacted positively to the news as the stock was trading almost 44% higher at 47.5 Canadian cents in Toronto at 11:18 am. The $109.50 million takeover(or Cdn$137M), aims to speed up ...
Premier African to acquire 30% stake in Danakil potash, Ethiopia
— Premier African Minerals has entered into an option agreement to acquire AgriMinco Corp's 30% interest in the Danakil potash project in Ethiopia. The company currently has a 42% stake in AgriMinco, formerly known as Ethiopian Potash. ... including the expansion of its indicated mineral resource estimate to 708.8 million tonnes at an …
Ethiopia to be Home of a $100-Million Potash Project
— The company says that the anticipated capacity for the Dallol project is between 1 and 1.5 million tons of potash annually. The resources are believed to be sufficient for more than 30 years of mining and the company hopes it will supply ten percent of the current global potash market. ... An Ethiopian company, Ethio-Potash Corporation, …
ICL completes its acquisition of Allana Potash
— This acquisition gives ICL a concession for a large potash deposit in Ethiopia's Afar region and furthers its strategic goal to broaden its sources of raw materials worldwide. ICL considering expanding the scope of the project's production capacity, including producing sulphate of phosphate (SOP) as well as muriate of potash (MOP ...
What Are The Major Natural Resources Of …
— Some of the major timber companies in the country are Panama Teak Forestry, Panama and Latin America Natural Resources, Plywood Orozco, and Favorita Trading Company among others. These …
Minister of Mines: "The new potential resources available in Ethiopia …
— H.E. Tolesa Shagi, Minister of Mines The Minister of Mines of Ethiopia discusses the new potential resources available in Ethiopia. 2014 should introduce potash and there are also intensive exploration undergoing for oil and gas. Apart from gold, "We have copper, zinc and lead, which we call base metals commonly associated with gold …
Panorama Announces Terms of Reverse Takeover with Ethiopian Potash Corp
— The Ministry of Mines and Energy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia granted G&B a potash exploration license valid for three (3) years effective from August 21, 2008 at the Danakil ...
A review of the geological characteristics and resource …
— There are two types of potash resources found in nature: solid potash resources (such as soluble solid potash and. Spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of potash resources in Africa. The potash resources in Africa are primarily found in the Congo (Brazzaville), Ethiopia, Eritrea, Egypt, and Morocco (Fig. 4), with the main potash …
Djibouti, Ethiopia A new road to Djibouti for potash exports
— The mining interests of the Ethiopian state prevail over any disputes it may have with an operator. Addis Ababa is about to withdraw a licence to mine potash in Danakil from Israel Chemicals (ICL). The Ministry of Mines has always contested the takeover by the Israeli company in June 2015 of Allana Potash Corp for $130 million, and it is now …
Danakhil Potash, Ethiopia: Is the present …
— Ercosplan, 2011, Resource Report for the Danakhil Potash Deposit, Afar State Ethiopia, comissioned by Allana Potash. Document EGB 11-008. Recommended publications
FINAL Scoping Report for the Yara Dallol Potash …
Potash Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Study May 2014 . Reference: 0224244 . Prepared by: Environmental Resources Management Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd. (ERM) This report has been prepared by Environmental Resources Management the trading name of Environmental Resources Management Limited, with all reasonable …
Why potash in Ethiopia
— One of the reasons Toronto venture capital exchange listed junior Allana Resources has chosen Ethiopia to develop a potash project is based on geological criteria. Ethiopia hosts a major evaporative basin, …
Circum Minerals
Welcome to CIRCUM MINERALS. Circum Minerals Limited is a private company developing the Danakil Potash Project in northeastern Ethiopia. With a mineral resource of 4.9 billion tonnes at 18.1% KCl (potassium chloride) and seismic data suggesting an overall resource size of 12 to 14 billion tonnes of potash-bearing salt beds, the Danakil Potash …
DEVELOPING WORLD-CLASS POTASH PROJECT IN ETHIOPIA
— Overview Allana controls potash concessions covering 150 km2 in the Danakil Depression. The property has an Inferred Mineral Resource of 105,200,000 tonnes with a composite grade of 20.8 % KCl.
Allana Potash Corp. continues consolidation in Ethiopia …
— For more information with respect to the data verification procedures undertaken and the key assumptions, parameters and risks associated with the foregoing estimates refer to Allana's Technical ...
Potash Resources: Occurrences and Controls | SpringerLink
In terms of world potash resource, Canada once again tops the bill. A combined U.S. Geological Survey and Saskatchewan Geological Survey assessment (Cocker et al. 2010) estimate known potash resources in the Prairie Evaporite Deposit to be around 88.8 billion tonnes of potassium oxide (K 2 O).
Danakhil Potash, Ethiopia: Is the present geology …
— Resource Report for the Danakhil Potash Deposit, Afar State Ethiopia, comissioned by Allana Potash
Unlocking the Power of Potash in the Horn of …
— One of the most promising resources is potash, a mined salt containing water-soluble potassium that is most often used in fertilizer. High-grade potash reserves split between Ethiopia and neighboring …
A review of the geological characteristics and resource …
— Potash resources are mainly distributed in North America and Europe, ... Ethiopia and Eritrea, it is a major potash formation area on the east coast of Africa. The potash formation period is the Quaternary, and ore minerals are mainly carnallite and sylvite ... the dry climate has caused a crisis in the Panama Canal, resulting in limitations on ...
Danakil Potash Project
The potash project was originally owned by AgriMinco, which sold a 70% interest in the project to Circum in 2013 and 30% to Premier African Minerals Limited (PAML). Circum subsequently acquired the remaining interest in the project from PAML in 2014.
FINAL Scoping Report for the Yara Dallol Potash …
exploration and mining development of potash concessions in Ethiopia. These concessions are located in the Danakil Depression, Afar National Regional State (ANRS), Ethiopia …
Circum Minerals' Danakil potash project in Ethiopia receives …
— Circum Minerals' mining license application for the Danakil potash project has been approved by the Council of Ministers of Ethiopia. Search. DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum. DRC Mining Week. Nigeria Mining Week ... The mining license provides exclusive access over the 4.9 Bt potassium resource contained within the 365 km² …
23 Minerals in Ethiopia with Details (Gold, Gemstones, etc.)
Ethiopian Minerals Ethiopia is indeed the land of plenty, with resources found in abundance throughout its huge and diverse land mass. Geological surveys conducted on minerals in Ethiopia, have shown formations that are believed to contain a vast amount of mineral resources, with proven deposits of industrial minerals, coal, precious metals and metals.
Yara study confirms potash mining potential in Danakil, Ethiopia
— A new study conducted by Norwegian fertiliser firm Yara has confirmed the potential to extract potash from the Danakil depression in north-eastern Ethiopia. Carried out on behalf of Norway's Yara International, the independent study identified an annual production of 600,000t of sulphate of potash (SOP) over 23 years from reserves such as ...