Ethopia Discovers Mine With 40 Tons Of Gold

By News One November 11, 2009 8:55 am

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From AFP News:

DDIS ABABA — Ethiopia on Tuesday announced the discovery of a mine containing more than 40 tonnes of gold deposit worth 1.7 billion dollars (1.1 billion euros).

The state-run Ethiopian News Agency reported that the new find, announced by the ministry of mines and energy, will require some 200 million dollars to extract and process.

“Geological survey indicates that… an estimated 500 tonnes of gold deposit is found in the country,” the agency said, providing a figure for the whole of Ethiopia.

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  • 12-26-2009 5:00 pm

    the tyrants runnin the country will sell out for half or less of what the true worth is just to keep it in their pockets.
    the people will suffer an nothing of good will come from this discovery.
    the only benefactors are the tyrants an the “devils” if you know who im talkin about.
    truly sad

  • 12-26-2009 4:57 pm

    the tyrants runnin the country will sell out for half or less ofwhat the trues worth is just to keep it in their pockets.
    the people will suffer an nothing of good will come from this dicovery.
    the only benefactors are the tyrants an the “devils” if you know who im talkin about.

  • 11-18-2009 10:07 pm

    i really hope that they get to do some good in there country with it

  • 11-18-2009 10:03 pm

    if africa stops allowing tourist mine their fields they could be one of the richest country, but its to busy being occupied by others stealing their riches.

  • 11-18-2009 9:44 am

    and then they wonder why people are still starving in africa,these ppl don’t unite and accept who they are,some ethiopian think their aren’t black if they have a little curl straight hair on they head,when it there same forefathers and mother are the same african before it was interbred then makes one think they prefered they curly hair and they different from others because there’re a new race of ppl

  • 11-17-2009 10:30 pm

    “So he loaded up the truck and he moved to Ethiopia”..lol Mann..I’m getting my plane ticket right now..:)

  • 11-17-2009 3:13 pm

    So THAT’S where Bush and them hid the gold. I bet they’re really pissed. LOL

  • 11-17-2009 9:45 am

    They should have KEPT that ONE to themself…OLE UNCLE SAM is COMING to COLLECT and then PUT a AMERICAN flag on IT.

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