Template:Did you know nominations/Mining in Ethiopia

Mining in Ethiopia

 * ... that although Ethiopia is rich in mineral and quarry resources (Microcline pictured), the mining sector has only contributed about 1% towards the country's GDP with an investment of 14 billion birr?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Franz Joseph Bridge

New from Redirect, by Rosiestep (talk), Nvvchar (talk). Nominated by Nvvchar (talk) at 18:54, 4 August 2013 (UTC).


 * The article dates to 31 July and was nominated within 5 days. It is 7805 bytes (source), nearly all of proper content, so the length should be great.  It is well sourced, sounds neutral, and doesn't seem closely paraphrased (the biggest source is a book that is offline, but I'd bet money there's no problem).  Not a BLP.
 * The hook sources directly to and is confirmed.  It is interesting and cited inline and not closely paraphrased.  I counted 198 characters, but I don't really want it shortened.  It would be convenient to see dollars instead of birr, but ... everyone has their own preference, so I can't ask for that!
 * The lovely photo from a reliable source (Mindat) states it is microcline and from Ethiopia (confirming that bit of the hook). It is good even at 100px, used in the article, and free.
 * I vote to Symbol confirmed.svg  accept as is. Wnt (talk) 21:06, 6 August 2013 (UTC)