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Eredia Gold Deposit

Occurrence 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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096532
MRDS ID W029118
Record type Site
Current site name Eredia Gold Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 33.42221, 26.40272 (WGS84)
Relative position 50 KM N OF SID DEPOSIT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Analytical data

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Rhyolites;Gray Biotite-Hornblende Granodiorites
    Rock description Rhyolites;Gray Biotite-Hornblende Granodiorites
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 33.42221, 26.40272
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Main Structure Runs Parallel To The Red Sea Graben
Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Structures

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS
    Thickness 1927M
    Length 1300M
    Depth to top 45M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralization In Quartz Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1904

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall depth 15M
  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall depth 45M

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

    1904 EXPLOITATION

  • Deposit

    1956 INSPECTION

Reporter information

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

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