Active tantalite mine in the Main Kenticha pegmatite. Annual production of about 120 tons of tantalum concentrate grading at 50-70% Ta2O5.
References:
- Küster, D. (2009): Granitoid-hosted Ta mineralization in the Arabian-Nubian Shield: Ore deposit types, tectono-metallogenetic setting and petrogenetic framework. Ore Geology Reviews 35, 68-86.
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Map Reference: 5°31'N , 39°2'E
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