Page "Economy of Ethiopia" Paragraph 11

The mining sector is small in Ethiopia.

The country has deposits of coal, opal, gemstones, kaolin, iron ore, soda ash, and tantalum, but only gold is mined in significant quantities.

In 2001 gold production amounted to some 3. 4 tons.

Salt extraction from salt beds in the Afar Depression, as well as from salt springs in Dire and Afder districts in the south, is only of internal importance and only a negligible amount is exported.