Unearthing Opportunity: A Look at Egypt's Mining Sector

Eyeing a place among the world's top mining destinations, Egypt boasts impressive reserves: 6.7 million ounces of gold, 48 million tons of tantalum which is valuable for laboratory equipment and computers (ranking fourth globally), and 50 million tons of coal, which plays a significant role in energy security.

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(PDF) Radioactive Risk Assessment of El-Fawakhir …

Radioactive environmental hazard assessment was done for the location of the gold mine in El-Fawakhir area, eastern desert of Egypt by using the airborne gamma ray spectrometric data in order...

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Citation: Environmental Radioactivity in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold

The radioactivity associated with artisanal and small-scale gold mining activities (ASM) carried out along the Ulindi River, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, was evaluated by gamma ...

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(PDF) Measurement of natural radioactivity in granites …

The distribution of natural radionuclides (226Ra, 232Th and 40K) in Granites and its quartz-bearing gold at El-Fawakhir area (Central Eastern Desert, Egypt) were measured by using γ-ray...

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Evaluation of Natural Radioactivity and Risk Assessment of …

Gold mining is one of the primary industry in Fiji, and it could expose the naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORMs) that may produce health risk to the people working in mining.

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Measurement of natural radioactivity in granites and its quartz …

The distribution of natural radionuclides (226 Ra, 232 Th and 40 K) in Granites and its quartz-bearing gold at El-Fawakhir area (Central Eastern Desert, Egypt) were measured by using γ-ray spectroscopy [NaI (Tl) 3″ × 3″].X-Ray Fluorescence technique was used for chemical analyses of the studied samples. The specific activity of 226 Ra, 232 Th and 40 K values are …

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Environmental Radioactivity of Radon and its Hazards …

The environmental radioactivity of the Lake Manzala, Egypt, has been investigated to determine the level of the natural radioactivity and the radiological impact for the targeted area.

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Distributions and Risk Assessment of the Natural Radionuclides …

Due to heightening concern about radiation hazards protection, activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th, 40K in forty soil samples collected from Shoubra El Kheima in the South Nile Delta were measured using gamma-ray spectrometry. The mean activity concentrations of 226Ra and 40K were higher in 20% of the considered samples than the …

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Top 10 mining companies in Egypt

Gold: Egypt has an estimated 6.7 million ounces of gold in the Eastern Desert. The Sukari mine is the only commercial gold mine in operation in Egypt. Tantalite: Egypt has the fourth-largest tantalite reserves in the world, with an estimated 48 million tons. Coal: Egypt has an estimated 50 million tons of coal. There are coal mines in El Maghara.

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Assessment of the potential radiation hazards posed by Nubian …

Natural sources of radioactivity include rocks, soil, water, and air. These sources contain radioactive elements that have been present on Earth since its formation. Artificial …

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The influence of gold mining on radioactivity of mining sites soil in

The activity of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in soil samples were measured by gamma spectrometry using high-purity germanium detector. The study involved 40 samples from four divisions: 10 samples each were drawn from the control area (CTR), washing area 1 (W1), washing area 2 (W2) and the mining pits (MP). Radium and Thorium were measured in …

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(PDF) Radioactive Risk Assessment of El-Fawakhir …

Radioactive environmental hazard assessment was done for the location of the gold mine in El-Fawakhir area, eastern desert of Egypt by using the airborne gamma ray spectrometric data in order to ...

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A Large Camp Where Gold Was Mined and Processed in …

After two years of intense archaeological work, the wait is over. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, represented by the Supreme Council of Antiquities, has successfully completed the ambitious Revival of the Ancient Gold City project, an unprecedented initiative that has led to the discovery, documentation, and conservation of a gold mining camp with over three …

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Egypt awards 11 companies gold exploration blocks in …

Canadian companies B2Gold, Barrick Gold, Lotus Gold, Red Sea resources, Australia's Centamin and Britain's AKH Gold, are some of the companies that have been awarded concessions. Despite Egypt's history of …

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Radioactive Risk Assessment of El-Fawakhir gold mine and …

Radioactive environmental hazard assessment was done for the location of the gold mine in El-Fawakhir area, eastern desert of Egypt by using the airborne gamma ray spectrometric data in …

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(PDF) Natural radioactivity measurement of gold mine tailings in

Gold mining is one of the primary industry in Fiji, and it could expose the naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORMs) that may produce health risk to the people working in mining.

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Determination of natural radioactivity levels and radiological …

The results obtained in this study show that the risk of exposure to ionizing radiation is linked to the artisanal mining and mineral processing in Anka. ... The result obtained in this study is higher than the 0.30 obtained in Egypt [14] as well as 0 ... Determination of natural radioactivity and hazard in soil samples in and around gold ...

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Tracking metal pollution from illegal gold mining: a health risk

Illegal gold mining in Egypt poses a significant threat to the environment, local communities, and the national economy. The Eastern Desert, a vast and remote area with abundant gold deposits, is the primary focus of this illicit activity, which has significant repercussions.

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Evaluation of radiological hazards due to natural radioactivity in …

In this work, a high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector in a low-background setup was used to determine the activity concentrations of 238U, 232Th, and 40K in soil samples collected in and around some gold mining areas of the Mayo-Kebbi region in Chad. Subsequently, the radiological risks due to these natural radionuclides were also assessed. The activity …

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Tracking metal pollution from illegal gold mining: a health risk

Illegal gold mining in Egypt poses a significant threat to the environment, local communities, and the national economy. The Eastern Desert, a vast and remote area with …

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Natural radioactivity measurement of gold mine tailings in …

(DOI: 10.1051/REES/2020005) Gold mining is one of the primary industry in Fiji, and it could expose the naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORMs) that may produce health risk to the people working in mining. The present study focuses on the assessment of soil samples in the vicinity of gold mining to assess the concentration of these nuclides. The …

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Radiospectrometric and magnetic signatures of a gold mine in Egypt

The purpose of this research is to study the signatures of a gold mine (Um Salim), located in the Eastern Desert of Egypt, using aeroradiospectrometric and aeromagnetic data. …

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Aeromagnetic and Radiometric Data Interpretation to Delineate …

This study focused on joint interpretation of the aeromagnetic and radiometric data to allocate and describe the structural elements and mineralization zones such as uranium, gold, and sulfide in the Gebel Umm Tineidba and its surroundings, Eastern Desert, Egypt. The study region is covered by exposures of Precambrian rocks such as gneisses, migmatites, ophiolitic …

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Radiometric Analysis Of Natural Radioactivity Levels Of Tailings …

1.2 1.0 0.0 REFERENCES 0.0 SAMPLE NUMBER Figure 3.2: A comparison of internal and external hazard indices of the collected tailing samples at Rosterman gold mine. Since the recorded averages for both internal and external indices were less than a unit (Table 3.1), mining of gold at Rosterman does not predispose the miners and the general public ...

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Determination of Natural Radioactivity and Hazard in Soil and …

The results of radionuclides analysis provided indication that gold mineralisation in this area of Burkina Faso is not identical to other gold mining areas investigated in Africa where primordial ...

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Precious Metals in Ancient Egypt: Gold, Silver, Mining, Sources

Sources of Gold in Ancient Egypt. Gold was procured from the so-called Arabian desert, the desolate mountainous country between the Nile and the Red Sea. The veins of quartz in these mountains contain gold, and wherever these veins come to the surface, we find, as Wilkinson has already related, that they have been worked in ancient times by the ...

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Mining Industry of Egypt

A comprehensive overview of the mining industry of Egypt - including minerals, stones, gold and other earth resources, as well as the latest industry news. Companies; News; Experts; Jobs ... Gold Pyramid Group is a diversified mining service provider established in 2016, focused on exploring Gold and precious metals in the Arab Shield. ...

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Evaluation of Natural Radioactivity and Risk Assessment of …

Measurements of natural radioactivity in surface soils from a gold mining area were performed using aHPGe detector with a specially designed shield. Soil samples were collected from Um Garaiate mine in Southeastern area of Egypt and Mahd Ad-Dahab mine in Western of Al-Madina Al- Munawara area in Saudi Arabia. The obtained results of uranium and thorium …

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(PDF) ASSESSMENT OF NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY LEVELS …

Selected sedimentary samples from different locations on the east and west banks of the Nile River in Upper Egypt were analysed by natural radioactivity measurements to detect the presence of ...

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The Alloga quarry, Southwestern Sinai, Egypt: geological studies

In addition to the secondary ascending hydrothermal solutions carry out the radioactive and gold minerals to deposit mainly along with fractures and faults. GabalAlloga …

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