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- Gold deposits and mining are noteworthy in the upper parts of Wadi Allaqi, particularly at Hairiri, Heimur, Umm Garaiyat, Marahig, Seiga, Shoshoba, and Abu Fas. Gold mining continued in the Early Arab Period, especially under Ahmad ibn Tulun. Of note are two forts built during this period at Derahib.
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Jul 1, 2019 · Stream sediment geochemical patterns around an ancient gold mine in the Wadi El Quleib area of the Allaqi region, south Eastern Desert of Egypt: Implications for mineral exploration and environmental studies
- Basem Zoheir, Basem Zoheir, Ashraf Emam, Mohamed Abd El-Wahed, Nehal Soliman
- 2019
Apr 1, 2015 · The aim of this research is to explore gold occurrences in the metamorphic rocks at the east end of Wadi Allaqi along Al Faw-Eqat belt in the South Eastern Desert. Geological setting.
- Salem M. Salem, Nehal M. A. Soliman
- 2015
Jan 1, 2012 · Spatial distribution of gold mining sites in Nubia during the New Kingdom. At most sites gold was mined in wadiworkings, particularly along the Nile (modified after Klemm et al. 2002b)
- Rosemarie Klemm, Dietrich Klemm
- 2013
The gold mines are located in the south Eastern Desert, Egypt, about 180 km far from Aswan city and are known as volcano-tectonic area. A number of important ancient gold mines in the area have, however, received relatively little geological and geophysical attentions.
- Mahmoud Mekkawi
Aug 28, 2023 · The Ababda and Bashari tribes’ ancestors have long mined the area. They are locally known as the guardians of the gold mines of Wadi Al Allaqi, which is in the same geographical area of Wadi Skeit.
Oct 1, 2001 · In the Wadi Allaqi district, El-Kazzaz (1996) and Klemm et al. (2001) suggested a genetic and spatial link between gold mineralization and shear zones that crosscut the ophiolitic sequences ...
The Wadi Allaqi 60 district contains numerous occurrences of gold mineralization, among which the Um 61 Ashira, Hariari, Naguib, Nile Valley Block, Marahiq, Atshani, Feilat, and Wadi Murra 62 occurrences, and Haimur and Um Garayat mines are widely known historical (7th- 63 11th centuries) localities.
