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  • Qena Governorate
Abd El Monsef, M. (2019) Ore Controls and Metallogenesis of Au‐Ag Deposits at Atalla Mine, Central Eastern Desert of Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition.
Zoheir, B., Deshesh, F., Broman, C., Pitcairn, I., El-Metwally, A., & Mashaal, S. (2018). Granitoid-associated gold mineralization in Egypt: a case study from the Atalla mine. Mineralium Deposita, 53(5), 701-720.
    • Qift area
[var. Electrum] Osman A. M., Pieczonka J., Piestrzyński A. 2002: Relationships between gold and tellurides in the El Sid gold deposit, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Mineralogia Polonica, vol. 33, no 2, 15-26
  • Red Sea Governorate
Basem A. Zoheir & Ahmed Akawy (2010): Genesis of the Abu Marawat gold deposit, central Eastern Desert of Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences 57, 306-320.
El-Wardany, Refaey M., Jiangang Jiao, Basem Zoheir, Mustafa Kumral, Mustafa Kaya, and Amr Abdelnasser. (2023) "Post-Subduction Granite Magmatism and Gold-Sulfide Mineralization in the Abu Zawal (Fatira) Area, Eastern Desert, Egypt" Minerals 13, no. 4: 489. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13040489
Abdelnasser, A., Kumral, M. (2017) The nature of gold-bearing fluids in Atud gold deposit, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. International Geology Review, 59:15, 1845-1860.
A. El-Taher, K.-L. Kratz, A. Nossair, A.H. Azzam (2003) Determination of gold in two Egyptian gold ores using instrumental neutron activation analysis. Radiation Physics and Chemistry 68:751–755
Harraz, H. Z. (2002): Journal of African Earth Sciences, 35, 347-363
Hassan Z. Harraz (2002) Fluid Inclusions in the Mesozonal Gold Deposit at Atud Mine, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences 35:347-363
Mining Annual Review(1985):457.
Abdel‐Karim, A. A. M., & El‐Shafei, S. A. (2018). Mineralogy and chemical aspects of some ophiolitic metaultramafics, central Eastern Desert, Egypt: Evidences from chromites, sulphides and gangues. Geological Journal, 53(2), 580-599.
Basem Zoheir and Bernd Lehmann (2011): Listvenite–lode association at the Barramiya gold mine, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Ore Geology Reviews 39, 101-115.
A. El-Taher, K.-L. Kratz, A. Nossair, A.H. Azzam (2003) Determination of gold in two Egyptian gold ores using instrumental neutron activation analysis. Radiation Physics and Chemistry 68:751–755
    • Bir Semna
Ore Geology Reviews 34 (2008) 580-596.
Khairiya M. Fawzy (2017): Ore Mineralogical and Geochemical Studies on El-Daghbag-I Gold Deposit, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. Open Journal of Geology 7 (3), 395-419.
[var. Electrum] Abdel-Karim, A.-A.M, Elawadi, A., Khedr, M.Z., el Afandy, A., Elwan, W., Tamura, A., Ali, S. (2021): Genesis of Sulfide Mineralization, Atshan and Darhib Areas, South Eastern Desert of Egypt: Evidence of Fluid Pathway Effects Along Shear Zones. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering: 46, DOI: 10.1007/s13369-021-05736-y
Zoheir, Basem & Weihed, Pär. (2013) Greenstone-hosted lode-gold mineralization at Dungash mine, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences. 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2013.06.002.
B. A. Zoheir, A. K. El-Shazly, H. Helba, K. I. Khalil and R. J. Bodnar (2008) Origin and evolution of the Um Egat and Dungash orogenic gold deposits, Egyptian Eastern Desert
evidence from fluid inclusions in quartz. Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists 103:405-424
Safwat S. Gabr, Safaa M. Hassan & Mohamed F. Sadek (2015). Prospecting for new gold-bearing alteration zones at El-Hoteib area, South Eastern Desert, Egypt, using remote sensing data analysis. Ore Geology Reviews 71:1-13.
Atef, Abdallah, Surour, Adel A., Madani, Ahmed A., Azer, Mokhles K. (2023) Au-Cu Resources in Some Mines from Antiquity in the South Gabal Um Monqul and Gabal Al Kharaza Prospects, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Geosciences, 13 (9) doi:10.3390/geosciences13090283
[var. Electrum] Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71.
Nagar, M. S., Kamal, H. M., El Monsif, A. M., & Ghazala, R. A. (2020). Potential uranium recovery by percolation leaching from El Missikat mineralized silica vein, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Academic Journal of Environmental Science, 8(5), 71-80.
Zoheir, B., McAleer, R., Steele-MacInnis, M., Zeh, A., Bain, W., & Poulette, S. (2022). Vein-type gold formation during late extensional collapse of the Eastern Desert, Egypt: the Gidami deposit. Mineralium Deposita, 1-26.
Zoheir, B., Deshesh, F., Broman, C., Pitcairn, I., El-Metwally, A., & Mashaal, S. (2018). Granitoid-associated gold mineralization in Egypt: a case study from the Atalla mine. Mineralium Deposita, 53(5), 701-720.
El Monsef, M. A., Slobodník, M., & Salem, I. A. (2018). Hydrothermal evolution of granitoid-hosted gold mineralization in gidami area: An example for orogenic-gold deposits in Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 146, 132-149.
Zoheir, B., Deshesh, F., Broman, C., Pitcairn, I., El-Metwally, A., & Mashaal, S. (2018). Granitoid-associated gold mineralization in Egypt: a case study from the Atalla mine. Mineralium Deposita, 53(5), 701-720.
A. El-Taher, K.-L. Kratz, A. Nossair, A.H. Azzam (2003) Determination of gold in two Egyptian gold ores using instrumental neutron activation analysis. Radiation Physics and Chemistry 68:751–755
Helmy, H. M., & Kaindl, R. (1999). Mineralogy and fluid inclusion studies of the Au-Cu quartz veins in the Hamash area, South-Eastern Desert, Egypt. Mineralogy and Petrology, 65(1-2), 69-86.
Hilmy, M. E., & Osman, A. (1989). Remobilization of gold from a chalcopyrite-pyrite mineralization Hamash gold mine, Southeastern Desert, Egypt. Mineralium Deposita, 24(4), 244-249.
Zoheir, B., Deshesh, F., Broman, C., Pitcairn, I., El-Metwally, A., & Mashaal, S. (2018). Granitoid-associated gold mineralization in Egypt: a case study from the Atalla mine. Mineralium Deposita, 53(5), 701-720.
Ibrahim, I.M. (2012): Hydrothermal wall rock alteration at Kurdeman gold mine area, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 189, 75-95.
El-Makky, A.M.
Khalil, K.I.
    • Marsa Alam
Helba, H. A., Khalil, K. I., Mo'nes, M. M., & Khalek, I. A. A. (2020). Zonation in primary geochemical haloes for orogenic vein-type gold mineralization in the Quartz Ridge prospect, Sukari gold mine area, Eastern Desert of Egypt. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 209, 106378.
Helmy, H. M., Kaindl, R., Fritz, H., & Loizenbauer, J. (2004). The Sukari Gold Mine, Eastern Desert—Egypt: structural setting, mineralogy and fluid inclusion study. Mineralium Deposita, 39(4), 495-511.
A. El-Taher, K.-L. Kratz, A. Nossair, A.H. Azzam (2003) Determination of gold in two Egyptian gold ores using instrumental neutron activation analysis. Radiation Physics and Chemistry 68:751–755
Basem A. Zoheir (2012) Controls on lode gold mineralization, Romite deposit, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Geoscience Frontiers 3:571-585
Zoheir, B., Steele-MacInnis, M., & Garbe-Schönberg, D. (2018). Orogenic gold formation in an evolving, decompressing hydrothermal system: Genesis of the Samut gold deposit, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Ore Geology Reviews.
A. El-Taher, K.-L. Kratz, A. Nossair, A.H. Azzam (2003) Determination of gold in two Egyptian gold ores using instrumental neutron activation analysis. Radiation Physics and Chemistry 68:751–755
Atef, Abdallah, Surour, Adel A., Madani, Ahmed A., Azer, Mokhles K. (2023) Au-Cu Resources in Some Mines from Antiquity in the South Gabal Um Monqul and Gabal Al Kharaza Prospects, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Geosciences, 13 (9) doi:10.3390/geosciences13090283
El Monsef, M. A., Salem, I., Slobodník, M., & Ragab, A. (2018). Fluid evolution of Au-Cu zones in Um Balad area, North Eastern Desert of Egypt: Implications from mineral chemistry and fluid inclusions. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 143, 321-338.
B. A. Zoheir, A. K. El-Shazly, H. Helba, K. I. Khalil and R. J. Bodnar (2008) Origin and evolution of the Um Egat and Dungash orogenic gold deposits, Egyptian Eastern Desert
evidence from fluid inclusions in quartz. Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists 103:405-424
Zoheir, B., Deshesh, F., Broman, C., Pitcairn, I., El-Metwally, A., & Mashaal, S. (2018). Granitoid-associated gold mineralization in Egypt: a case study from the Atalla mine. Mineralium Deposita, 53(5), 701-720.
A. El-Taher, K.-L. Kratz, A. Nossair, A.H. Azzam (2003) Determination of gold in two Egyptian gold ores using instrumental neutron activation analysis. Radiation Physics and Chemistry 68:751–755
Mining Annual Review (1985): 457.
    • Um Samiuki
[var. Electrum] Zoheir, Basem, Lohmeier, Stephanie, Tang, Yongyong, Martin, Andrew (2024) Geochemical and geochronological studies of the Um Samiuki deposit (Eastern Desert, Egypt): Metal mobilization in a stratabound massive sulfide ore. Ore Geology Reviews, 166. 105967 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105967
Canadian Mineralogist Feb. 1999
Ismail, A. M. (2017). Um Samra-Um Bakra Shear Zone, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt: example of vein-type base metal mineralization. International Journal of Mining Science (IJMS) 3(2):9-25
Helmy, H. M., & Kaindl, R. (1999). Mineralogy and fluid inclusion studies of the Au-Cu quartz veins in the Hamash area, South-Eastern Desert, Egypt. Mineralogy and Petrology, 65(1-2), 69-86.
    • Wadi Allaqi district
[var. Electrum] Zoheir, B. A. (2008). Structural controls, temperature–pressure conditions and fluid evolution of orogenic gold mineralisation at the Betam mine, south Eastern Desert, Egypt. Mineralium Deposita, 43(1), 79-95.
[var. Electrum] Emam, A. (2015) Geochemical Zonal Distribution Of Gold And Associating Elements At Site (S. Ii), Marahiq Gold Mineralization, Wadi Allaqi District, Southern Eastern Desert, Egypt. International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology, Vol. 2 Issue 4, April 2015 pp 817-834
Zoheir, B.A. (2008) Characteristics and genesis of shear zone-related gold mineralization in Egypt: A case study from the Um El Tuyor mine, south Eastern Desert. Ore Geology Reviews 34:3, 445-470.
Zoheir, B.A. (2004) Gold mineralization in the Um El Tuyor area, South Eastern Desert, Egypt: geologic context, characteristics and genesis. PhD thesis, University of Munich. Unpublished, 159 pages.
Zoheir, B., Emam, A., Pitcairn, I. K., Boskabadi, A., Lehaye, Y., & Cooper, M. J. (2018). Trace elements and isotope data of the Um Garayat gold deposit, Wadi Allaqi district, Egypt. Mineralium Deposita, 1-16.
www.egsma.gov.eg (n.d.) http://www.egsma.gov.eg/GoldGarayat.htm
      • Wadi Haimur
[var. Electrum] Helmy, H. M., Stumpfl, E. F., & Kamel, O. A. (1995). Platinum-group minerals from the metamorphosed Abu Swayel Cu-Ni-PGE deposit, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists, 90(8), 2350-2360.
Zoheir, B., & Emam, A. (2014). Field and ASTER imagery data for the setting of gold mineralization in Western Allaqi–Heiani belt, Egypt: A case study from the Haimur deposit. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 99, 150-164.
Fawzy, M. M., Abu El Ghar, M. S., Gaafar, I. M., El Shafey, A. M., Diab, M., & Hussein, A. W. (2022). Diit Quaternary Stream Sediments, Southern Coast of the Red Sea, Egypt: Potential Source of Ilmenite, Magnetite, Zircon, and Other Economic Heavy Minerals. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 39(2), 655-667.
Tarek, M. I., Halawa, A. A., Ali, K. G., & Gaafar, I. M. (2009) Preliminarily Study on the Occurrence of Black Sand Deposits of the Coastal Fan of Wadi Deiat, Red Sea, Southern Eastern Desert, Egypt. Sedimentology of Egypt. 17. 107-116.
    • Wadi El Gemal
Kamar, M. (2020) New Occurrence of Gold Mineralization at the Eastern Part of Wadi El Gemal, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Open Journal of Geology, 10, 1210-1233. doi: 10.4236/ojg.2020.1012060.
El-Raouf, Amr Abd, Fikret Doğru, Kamal Abdelrahman, Mohammed S. Fnais, Ahmed El Manharawy, and Omar Amer. (2023) "Using Airborne Geophysical and Geochemical Methods to Map Structures and Their Related Gold Mineralization" Minerals 13, no. 2: 237. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13020237
Klemm R., Klemm D. (2013) Gold Production Sites and Gold Mining in Ancient Egypt. In: Gold and Gold Mining in Ancient Egypt and Nubia. Natural Science in Archaeology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22508-6_5
    • Wadi Hodein
Zoheir, B. (2011). Transpressional zones in ophiolitic mélange terranes: potential exploration targets for gold in the South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 111(1), 23-38.
    • Wadi Nugrus
Ibrahim, M. E., Saleh, G. M., Dawood, N. A., & Aly, G. M. (2013). Ocellar lamprophyre dyke bearing mineralization, Wadi Nugrus, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Geology, mineralogy and geochemical implications. Journal of Geology and Mining Research, 2(4), 74-86.
[[1]] Klemm R., Klemm D. (2013) Gold Production Sites and Gold Mining in Ancient Egypt. In: Gold and Gold Mining in Ancient Egypt and Nubia. Natural Science in Archaeology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22508-6_5
    • Wadi Sikait
Kamar, M. S., El Tohamy, A. M., Mira, H. I., & Ismail, A. M. (2022, August). Geology and Environmental Impact Assessment of Psammitic Gneiss and Lamprophyre Dykes at Wadi Sikait, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 2305, No. 1, p. 012001). IOP Publishing.
  • South Sinai Governorate
Sallam, O. R., Alshami, A. S., Azab, M. S., & El Akeed, I. A. (2014) The Occurrence of Silver-Gold Mineralization Associated With Uranium Bearing Minerals and Base Metal Sulphide, El Sheikh Soliman Area, South Sinai, Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Pure and Applied Science 52(1):47-54
Sallam, O. R., Alshami, A. S., & Abbas, A. E. (2019). Geology And Mineralogy Of A Radioactive Pegmatite Body At Wadi Zaghra Area, Southeastern Sinai, Egypt. Nuclear Sciences Scientific Journal (Print), 8(A), 191-205.
 
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