16.02.2009 - Centamin mines pharaohs’ gold

From FT: A mine known to the pharaohs has re-entered service as modern Egypt’s only large gold producer. A papyrus map indicates that the Sukari gold deposit, in Egypt’s eastern desert near the Red Sea, was mined during the time of the pharaohs more than 2,000 years ago. Later, the Romans mined gold there, literally scratching the surface of a deposit that modern surveys show to extend deep into the earth..... Full Article: Source

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