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Tumet river, Assosa region, Wallaga (Welega; Wollega; Ouallega) Province, Ethiopia

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Area of chromite deposit on the right bank of Tumet river.

Tumet river, Assosa region, Wallaga (Welega; Wollega; Ouallega) Province, Ethiopia

Tumet river in its middle flow crosscut hyperbasite massif. In its dunites was found large chromite pod with resources about 86 millions tons of ore. This massif is the source of PGE mineralization in gold placiers of Tumet. Left bank of Tumet.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 126728    View Count: 155

Basalt quarry on Tumet river.

Tumet river, Assosa region, Wallaga (Welega; Wollega; Ouallega) Province, Ethiopia

Working basalt quarry producing a crushed stone for Assosa city. In this basalts was found some native copper, zeolites (phillipsite, chabazite etc.) and agates.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 126727    View Count: 139

Gold mine on Tumet river.

Tumet river, Assosa region, Wallaga (Welega; Wollega; Ouallega) Province, Ethiopia

Women of Agoda village mining gold on Tumet river bank. April of 2004.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 126729    View Count: 289

Gold mine on Tumet.

Tumet river, Assosa region, Wallaga (Welega; Wollega; Ouallega) Province, Ethiopia

8 m deep gold mine on the right bank of Tumet river.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 126731    View Count: 195

Gold washing on Tumet river.

Tumet river, Assosa region, Wallaga (Welega; Wollega; Ouallega) Province, Ethiopia

Woman of Agoda village washing gold on Tumet river.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 126730    View Count: 213

Waterfall on Tumet river

Tumet river, Assosa region, Wallaga (Welega; Wollega; Ouallega) Province, Ethiopia

Waterfall on the old basalt flow termination.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 126725    View Count: 175

Waterfall on Tumet river.

Tumet river, Assosa region, Wallaga (Welega; Wollega; Ouallega) Province, Ethiopia

Waterfall on old basalt flow termination. Aluminous shists are underlaying rocks. All Tumets headstream are covered with basalts
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 126726    View Count: 154
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