The Colluli mine is a large

potash Potash () includes various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water-soluble form.

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

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potash Potash () includes various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water-soluble form.

reserves in

having estimated reserves of 1.08 billion tonnes of ore grading 18%

potassium chloride Potassium chloride (KCl, or potassium salt) is a metal halide salt composed of potassium and chlorine. It is odorless and has a white or colorless vitreous crystal appearance. The solid dissolves readily in water, and its solutions have a salt ...

metal. The mine formerly hosted a

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

connection to Assab, which has since been abandoned.

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