The Hangaliya Gold Mine
 Gebel Nugrus, Marsa Alam, South Eastern Desert, Egypt
Richard De Nul: Churchilllaan 330, 2900 Schoten, Belgium

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 This document descibes concisely the very long history and the present situation of one of the very oldest mine workings in the world. For almost 6000 years old men worked to collect this valuable metal, called gold.
Recent prospects suggest very large gold reserves. Fiction or reality... only the future will tell.

1. Introduction
2. Early History
3. Recent History
4. Geology
5. The Hangaliya Gold Mine
6. The Mineralogy at Hangaliya
7. Acknowledgements
8. References

As published in the Plymouth Mineral & Mining Club Journal : Vol 40  - N° 1, June 2010

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  Last Update: 21 July, 2010