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Barramiya Gold Deposit

Past Producer in Egypt with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079502
MRDS ID W029114
Record type Site
Current site name Barramiya Gold Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 33.78914, 25.07281 (WGS84)
Relative position 95 KM E OF IDFU

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) Very Weak Silicification And Chloritization Of Rocks At The Contact With The Ore Bearing Veins

Analytical data

Result PRESENT IN THE AURIFEROUS VEINS ARE: ALUMINIUM, IRON, MAGNESIUM, MANGANESE, VANADIUM, GOLD, SILVER, TIN, COPPER, COBALT, ZINC, LEAD

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Graphitic Sheets
    Rock description Graphitic Sheets
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Calc-Silicate Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) 33.78914, 25.07281
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Main Structures Run Parallel To The Red Sea Graben.

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS
    Dip 70 DEG SE
    Thickness 50M
    Length 500M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralization In Quartz Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • THERE ARE FOUR MAIN AURIFEROUS VEINS, NAMELY, THE MAIN LODE, THE TAYLORS REEF, THE COUNTER LODE AND NEW COUNTER LODE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 0
Year of first production 0

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gse

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: OSMAN, MOHARRAM AND OTHERS, 1970, STUDIES ON SOME MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EGYPT, CONTRACT NO. 1247

  • Deposit

    M.B. EL KADI, JUNE 1976, A REVIEW OF THE PROMISING GOLD BEARING DEPOSIT, EASTERN DESERT, EGYPT.

  • Deposit

    OSMAN, MOHARRAM AND OTHERS, 1970, STUDIES ON SOME MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EGYPT, CONTRACT NO. 1247.

  • Deposit

    1906-31 PRODUCTION

  • Deposit

    1938-62 PROSPECTING

  • Deposit

    1954-67 PRODUCTION

  • Deposit

    1974 PROSPECTING & EXPLORATION

  • Deposit

    1975 PROSPECTING & EXPLORATION

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE POTENTIAL RESERVES OF THE BARRAMIYA DEPOSIT ARE ESTIMATED AT 80,000 TONS MOSTLY IN THE MAIN LODE. GOLD CONTENT AS INDICATED BY DIFFERENT SOURCES MAKE UP 15.5 - 12.4, 10.85 GR/T AND EVEN DROPS TO 2.22 GR/T. THE CONTRADICTORY DATA ABOUT BARRAMIYA MINE DO NOT ALLOW TO MAKE ANY DEFINITE CONCLUSION. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT
Deposit THE THICKNESS OF GOLD BEARING ZONE IS 40-50 METERS AND 500 METERS EXTENSION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1977 Nabil U.S. Geological Survey

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