Ethiopia

 Akobo Minerals has hit visible gold in its first drill hole at the third mineralisation style 140m from main Segele
CORE SAMPLING

Akobo Minerals hits gold in first drill hole at new mineralisation

Visible gold found by Akobo at first drill hole of new Ethiopian mineralisation

06 February 2023

 The incline shaft entrance excavation at Akobo’s Segele mine in Ethiopia has reached a depth of 9m
MINING

Akobo Minerals continues rapid development of Segele mine

Underground mining due to start shortly at Akobo's Ethiopian Segele gold mine

22 December 2022

 Following exploration work, Akobo Minerals has signed up IW Mining Services to help develop its underground gold mine at Segele
MINING

Akobo signs up underground mining contractor

An agreement has been reached that sees Akobo Minerals employing IW Mining at its project in Segele

02 August 2022

 Visible gold mineralisation observed at 282m depth in at hole SEDD99 at Akobo Mineral’s Segele mine
CORE SAMPLING

Akobo hits visible gold at new record depth

Akobo is seeing signs of further potential gold mineralisation at Segele mine

04 March 2022

 Akobo Minerals has acquired three second hand Diamec 262 drill rigs which will be used at its site in Ethiopia
MINING

Akobo buys three Diamec rigs to increase drilling capacity

Three second-hand drill rigs added to Akobo's fleet in Ethiopia

05 January 2022

 Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC has started drilling the first geothermal well for Ethiopia Electric Power
GEOTHERMAL

KenGen commences drilling works for Ethiopia Electric Power Co

KenGen has started drilling the first geothermal well for Ethiopia Electric Power

10 June 2021

 Construction of the Tulu Moye geothermal Power Project, which is being undertaken by Tulu Moye Geothermal and KenGen Kenyan companies, is expected to be completed in two years
GEOTHERMAL

The first well drilling of Tulu Moye geothermal project completed

First geothermal well completed at Ethiopian Tulu Moye geothermal project

09 April 2021

 A typical hand dug well in Ethiopia that is liable to fail during a period of drought
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