Egyptian Gold and Copper at Wadi Dara

Wadi Dara has been a source of gold and copper for Egypt since the time of the Pharaohs.
The geology of the system doesn't fit well with any of the classical large scale Au-Cu deposit models, but it has some excellent evidence of magmatic input.

Many thanks to Ankh Resources for my opportunity to work on this interesting project and their permission to make this video public. Ankh's comittment to educating young geologists is evident in the enthisiasm of their staff to learn and apply new knowledge while we were working together in the field.

0:00 Egyptian gold
0:20 Egyptian copper
0:48 Egyptian maience
1:11 Wadi Dara
1:47 Pharaohs miners
3:00 Roman miners
3:24 Copper miners
3:59 No alluvial miners
5:08 Exotic copper
5:48 Geology of Wadi Dara
6:41 Intrusive compositions
7:10 Cover sequence
7:38 Mineralized veins
8:58 Alteration
9:57 Deposit models
10:29 Microgranite porphyry
10:53 Miarolitic cavities
12:19 Feldspathic veins
13:23 Aplite magnetite veins
13:59 Winu comparison
14:45 Future