Traditional artisan miners, in Benchimaji Zone, raised more than 177.2 million birr in revenue from the supply of more than 211 kilograms of gold to the National Bank of Ethiopia in the last quarter according to regional authorities.
The gold supplied to the central bank was mined Anjo, Gebisa Shola, Siali and Gesena in the Berona and Surma Woredas according to Tessema Shari, Department Expert of the Zonal Water and Energy Department of the region.
The revenue raised was 47.2 million birr higher than that raised in the previous year he noted. The increase in revenue was due to the technical support provided for miners and the legalization of the mining activities of traditional miners as well as other factors he noted.
The mining activity has benefited more than 50 thousand manual workers and 80 commercial business explained Tessema.Efforts are underway to mine 100 kilos of gold estimated at more than 840 million birr in the current financial year said Tessema.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency
