Mining Magazine September 2017 | Page 38

As Ethiopia becomes the fastest growing economy in the world , KEFI Minerals looks set to lay the foundations for the country to become a major player in the mining market , all through its flagship Tulu Kapi Gold project

Hidden in the remote hills of Western Ethiopia lies the Tulu Kapi Gold Project - a lucrative mining operation owned by KEFI Minerals . Thanks to the company ’ s hands-on business approach , Tulu Kapi Gold Project will not only generate an impressive gold yield once operational in 2019 , it will also make a lasting contribution to the local community .

Executive Chairman of KEFI Minerals , Harry Anagnostaras-Adams , has an impressive portfolio of work - stretching from Europe to Africa , Australia , and the Middle East . But it is
the company ’ s projects in the Arabian- Nubian shield , such as the Tulu Kapi project , which he believes are gamechanging . “ Some of the team at KEFI Minerals are from Western Australia , an area which is geologically similar to the Arabian-Nubian shield , and so we feel we know what ’ s going to happen ,” says Anagnostaras-Adams .
“ The Arabian-Nubian shield - including Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia - will go through a transformation over the next few decades to become one of the world ’ s major mining and metal production regions . Therefore , we feel that we are being focused enough , and
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