The Danakil mine is a mine located in the northern

Afar Region The Afar Region (; aa, Qafar Rakaakayak; am, አፋር ክልል), formerly known as Region 2, is a regional state in northeastern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Afar people. Its capital is the planned city of Semera, which lies on the pave ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

. It represents one of the largest

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

reserves in the country, estimated at 3.03 billion tonnes of ore grading 18% potassium chloride metal.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Danakil Mine Potash mines in Ethiopia

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