This Proclamation provides establishes the Geological Survey of Ethiopia ("Survey") as an autonomous federal government organ having its own juridical personality. The Survey shall be accountable to the Ministry of Mines and Energy. The objective of the Survey shall be to undertake studies and surveys about the earth's crust and mineral contained in it, applying earth science techniques and to prospect for, explore, and, as the case may be, estimate and delineate mineral deposits. It shall, amon