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Ambo Mineral Water is a brand of naturally-carbonated bottled mineral water, sourced from the springs in Ambo Senkele, [1] near the town of Ambo [2] [3] in central Ethiopia.It is a popular drink in Ethiopia, [1] [4] [5] and has been described as the "oldest modern mineral water" [1] and Ethiopia's "oldest mineral water bottler."
The Dawa Okote mine is one of the largest gold mines in Ethiopia and the world. [1] It is located in the central Oromia Region . [ 1 ] The mine has estimated reserves of 20.035 million oz of gold.
MIDROC Ethiopia was established in 1994. In 2011 it made a profit of 1.3bn birr (US$70m). [4]MIDROC has major gold mining interests in Ethiopia [5] [6] and it is reported that MIDROC Gold Mine (a subsidiary of MIDROC Ethiopia) has paid the Ethiopian Government 100.1 million birr in royalties, the largest contribution of any mining company. [7]
More and more gold mines are being located, such as in the Afar region and in the Konso woreda in south western Ethiopia. [8] On 30 August 2012 it was announced that British firm Nyota Minerals was about to become the first foreign company to receive a mining licence to extract gold from an estimated resource of 52 tonnes in western Ethiopia. [9]
The economy of Ethiopia remained very traditional until the later 20th century, although Ethiopia—unlike most sub-Saharan countries—had maintained trade and contacts with the outside world for centuries. Since ancient times, Ethiopian traders exchanged gold, ivory, musk, and wild animal skins for salt and luxury goods, such as silk and ...
5th-century gold coin of King Ezana.. Aksumite currency was coinage produced and used within the Kingdom of Aksum (or Axum) centered in present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea.Its mintages were issued and circulated from the reign of King Endubis around AD 270 until it began its decline in the first half of the 7th century where they started using Dinar along with most parts of the Middle East.
Pages in category "Gold mines in Ethiopia" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Dawa Okote mine; L.
Amul was founded on 14 December 1946 as a response to the exploitation of small dairy farmers by traders and agents. At the time, milk prices were arbitrarily determined, giving Polson an effective monopoly in milk collection from Kaira and its subsequent supply to Mumbai. [11] [12]