Asmara GeoCongress 2012 to promote sustainable mining in the region

Catholic Cathedral Asmara, Eritrea

The Eritrean Ministry of Energy and Mines announced that the third Asmara GeoCongress will be held in Asmara next month.

As part of the Arabian Nubian Shield, Eritrea is now being acknowledged for its substantial mineral potential that ranges from VHMS polymetallic deposits associated with NeoProterozoic rocks of this Shield, to epithermal gold and Potash deposits in the younger Red Sea Rift-related sedimentary and volcanic rocks of Tertiary and Quaternary Periods.

With the successful first-year of commercial production at Bisha, the commencement of development work at Zara and the presence of different stage projects of base metals and gold deposits at Debarwa, Embaderho Adi Nefas and Hambok, combined with that of the Potash deposit at the Denakil Depression show Eritrea to be an attractive place for metallic and non-metallic mineral exploration and mining.

In an attempt to promote sustainable exploration and mining activities in the country and the Arabian-Nubian Shield region, the Ministry of Energy and Mines is organizing the Third Asmara Mining Conference, to be held in Asmara from the 2nd to the 6th of October 2012.

The Ministry hereby invites all interested parties to attend the Congress.

The objective of the GeoCongress is to bring together earth scientists, mining experts, investors, service providers and regulators, to share experiences and to discuss, on current activities of exploration, mining and on various topics of interest.

The event will provide a good opportunity for the participants to gather valuable information on recent views on the evolution of the geology of the region, new techniques and approaches in exploration and mining for metallic and nonmetallic minerals, and the social, environmental, financial and legal challenges associated with exploration and mining activities.

The GeoCongress is also expected to promote the mineral resources of the Shield and enhance regional cooperation and coordination.

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