Orogenic gold in the Egyptian Eastern Desert: Widespread gold mineralization in the late stages of Neoproterozoic orogeny

BA Zoheir, PR Johnson, RJ Goldfarb, DD Klemm - Gondwana Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Arabian-Nubian Shield (ANS) is a rapidly emerging world-class province for
gold resources mainly in structurally-controlled quartz±carbonate veins that are best …

Transpressional imbricate thrust zones controlling gold mineralization in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt

MA Abd El-Wahed, H Harraz, MH El-Behairy - Ore Geology Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Strongly deformed volcaniclastic metasediments and ophiolitic slices hosting the Sukari gold
mineralization display evidence of a complex structural evolution involving three main …

Shear-related gold ores in the Wadi Hodein Shear Belt, South Eastern Desert of Egypt: analysis of remote sensing, field and structural data

M Abd El-Wahed, B Zoheir, AB Pour, S Kamh - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Space-borne multispectral and radar data were used to comprehensively map geological
contacts, lithologies and structural elements controlling gold-bearing quartz veins in the …

Orogenic gold in transpression and transtension zones: Field and remote sensing studies of the barramiya–mueilha sector, Egypt

B Zoheir, MA El-Wahed, AB Pour, A Abdelnasser - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Multi-sensor satellite imagery data promote fast, cost-efficient regional geological mapping
that constantly forms a criterion for successful gold exploration programs in harsh and …

Gold-bearing listwaenites in ophiolitic ultramafics from the Eastern Desert of Egypt: Subduction zone-related alteration of Neoproterozoic mantle?

MM Hamdy, RL El Saeed, W Abdelwahab - Journal of African Earth …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dike-like variable listwaenites with significant Au (up to 25 ppm) are exposed along fault
zones in serpentinites at Um Khasila-Um Huweitat (Kh-H) and Malo Grim (MG) in central …

Tectonics of the Eastern Desert of Egypt: key to understanding the neoproterozoic evolution of the Arabian–Nubian Shield (East African Orogen)

Z Hamimi, MA Abd El-Wahed, HA Gahlan… - The Geology of the Arab …, 2019 - Springer
The tectonic evolution of the Arabian–Nubian Shield (ANS), the northern continuation of the
East African Orogen (EAO), is enigmatic and a matter of controversy. The EAO is observed …

Exploring gold mineralization in altered ultramafic rocks in south Abu Marawat, Eastern Desert, Egypt

A Eldougdoug, M Abdelazeem, M Gobashy… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Gold mining is an important strategic sector. The search for mineral reserves is moving
deeper as more accessible shallow resources are discovered. Geophysical techniques are …

[HTML][HTML] Multisensor satellite data and field studies for unravelling the structural evolution and gold metallogeny of the Gerf Ophiolitic Nappe, Eastern Desert, Egypt

M Abd El-Wahed, S Kamh, M Abu Anbar, B Zoheir… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
The gold mineralization located in the southern Eastern Desert of Egypt mostly occurs in
characteristic geologic and structural settings. The gold-bearing quartz veins and the …

Neoproterozoic hybrid forearc–MOR ophiolite belts in the northern Arabian-Nubian Shield: no evidence for back-arc tectonic setting

H Sehsah, AM Eldosouky - International Geology Review, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Neoproterozoic Arabian-Nubian Shield (ANS) post-dates the Boring Billion
(1.85− 0.85 Ga), a transition dominated by extensive arc-magmatism, terrane accretion …

Repeated magmatic pulses in the East African Orogen in the Eastern Desert, Egypt: an old idea supported by new evidence

AM Lundmark, A Andresen, MA Hassan, LE Augland… - Gondwana …, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper presents U–Pb ID-TIMS geochronological data from granitoids in the Hafafit area
in the Central and South Eastern Desert, Egypt. It dates several Neoproterozoic magmatic …