gold mining
Egypt places international bid for Eastern Desert gold
Egypt
April 9, 2023
Egypt places international bid for Eastern Desert gold
The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources plans to launch an international bid for gold exploration, on Monday, allowing…
Egypt produces its first gold ingot
Business
February 4, 2023
Egypt produces its first gold ingot
The Adviser to the Minister of Supply and Internal Trade for Gold Industry Affairs Nagy Farag announced that Egypt has…
Egypt implements 1st certified gold refinery in Marsa Alam: Minister
Business
December 4, 2022
Egypt implements 1st certified gold refinery in Marsa Alam: Minister
The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek al-Mulla announced that work is underway to implement the first accredited…
Environmental minister announces first ever standards for gold mining in Egypt
Environment
December 27, 2021
Environmental minister announces first ever standards for gold mining in Egypt
Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad announced that for the first time, cooperation is taking place in order to set environmental…
Egypt police seizes vehicle loaded with quartz, gold ore
Egypt
February 20, 2021
Egypt police seizes vehicle loaded with quartz, gold ore
Security services in Aswan have seized a vehicle loaded with quartz stones and several grams of gold ore. The security…
Naguib Sawiris eyes 51% of state-owned gold mining company
Business
February 23, 2020
Naguib Sawiris eyes 51% of state-owned gold mining company
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris on Sunday announced his interest in acquiring 51 percent of the Shalateen Mineral Resources Company (SMRC).…
Five illegal gold miners killed during excavation in Marsa Alam
Egypt
August 3, 2017
Five illegal gold miners killed during excavation in Marsa Alam
Five illegal gold miners were killed on Thursday during excavations in a cave in Marsa Alam, the Red Sea governorate. Preliminary…
Egyptian authorities arrest 280 illegal gold miners in Red Sea desert
Egypt
May 23, 2017
Egyptian authorities arrest 280 illegal gold miners in Red Sea desert
Security authorities in the Red Sea governorate, on Monday, arrested 280 illegal gold miners in areas of Al-Qoseir and Marsa…
Mehleb: govt should consider illegal miners in deciding on Eastern Desert’s gold
Egypt
February 18, 2017
Mehleb: govt should consider illegal miners in deciding on Eastern Desert’s gold
Presidential adviser for national and strategic projects Ibrahim Mehleb said on Friday that large numbers of people illegally excavate gold-rich…
Authorities ‘not reluctant’ to confront illegal mining: Mehleb
Egypt
February 14, 2017
Authorities ‘not reluctant’ to confront illegal mining: Mehleb
Ibrahim Mehleb, presidential adviser for national and strategic projects, said authorities will not be reluctant to take measures against the…