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Fatiri Gold Mine

Past Producer in Egypt with commodity Gold
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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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079506
MRDS ID W029120
Record type Site
Current site name Fatiri Gold Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 33.25139, 26.69937 (WGS84)
Relative position 90 KM NE OF QENA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Comments on the location information

  • 30 KM N OF THE QENA SAFAGA HIGHWAY. LIES WITHIN WADI FATIRI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification And Pyritization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
    Rock unit name Metavolcanics;Granites
    Rock description Metavolcanics;Granites
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 33.25139, 26.69937
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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 GOLD BEARING PYRITE IMPREGNATIONS
    Dip 15-20 DEGREES W
    Thickness 0.76M
    Length 300M
    Depth to top 150M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Pyrite Impregnations Throughout Dike

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

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 640.08M

Comments on the workings information

  • THERE ARE 3 GOLD BEARING DIKES TOTALLING 700 METERS IN LENGTH, THE MAIN ORE BODY EXTENDS FOR ABOUT 300 METERS WITH AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 0.76 METERS. IT WAS EXPLORED BY AN INCLINED SHAFT, 150 METERS DEEP. THERE ARE THREE ADITS AND 2 VERTICAL SHAFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    KACHIN, G.G., BASSYUNI, 1968, REPORT ON GENERALIZATION OF GEOLOGICAL DATA OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF U.A.R. (CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT 1247

  • Deposit

    1902-05 PROSPECTIN

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE AVERAGE GOLD CONTENT WAS ESTABLISHED AT 14.1 GM/T, THE TOTAL POTENTIAL ORE RESERVES OF FATIRI DEPOSIT ARE ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 70000 TONS WHICH MIGHT YEILD 600-1200 KG OF GOLD (NEUBAUER 1957). THE AREA OF FATIRI IS RECOMMENDED AS A PRIMARY OBJECTIVE FOR RE-EXAMINATION ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1978 Nabil U.S. Geological Survey

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