Sukari Gold Mine rockfall kills worker, injures five in Egypt
A rockfall at Egypt’s Sukari gold mine in the Eastern Desert killed one worker and injured five others, prompting…
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Egypt’s EGPC chief inspects strategic crude oil storage projects
Egypt's state-owned Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) is accelerating work on strategic crude oil…
Cyprus’ FMC to invest $20 mln in Egypt gold exploration – ministry
Cyprus-based mining company FMC (formerly SMW Gold Limited) plans to invest $20 million to resume gold and mineral…
Egypt signs aerial mining survey deal with Xcalibur
Egypt’s Mineral Resources and Mining Industries Authority and Spanish company Xcalibur signed on Sunday the initial…
Egypt unveils new oil, gas discoveries adding 47 MMcfd, 4,300 b/d
Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced on Friday discoveries and wells by Khalda Petroleum,…
Egypt updates Abu Marawat gold mining terms with Aton Resources
Egypt on Wednesday initialled a draft amendment to parts of its commitment agreement with Canada’s Aton Resources…
Egypt explores new gold investment with AngloGold Ashanti
Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawy met with Hoda Mansour, Managing Director and Vice…
Egypt invites Chile’s Codelco to explore copper mining opportunities
Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Karim Badawy met with Máximo Pacheco, Chairman of Chile’s state-owned copper giant…
Canada’s Aton Resources to launch Egypt’s first commercial gold production in 2026
Canada’s Aton Resources Inc. plans to start Egypt’s first commercial gold production in the second half of 2026…
US Vaalco Energy to power Egypt oil wells with solar, expand investments
US-based Vaalco Energy plans to launch a project in Egypt’s Eastern Desert to connect three oil wells and…
Egypt’s GPC reduces fuel use, emissions via power grid expansion
Egypt’s General Petroleum Company has completed several electricity interconnection projects in the Eastern Desert…
Egypt seeks to put Iqat gold mine on global production map
Egypt is pressing ahead with efforts to position its Iqat gold mine in the Eastern Desert as a significant player…
Egypt approves new petroleum deals in E. Desert, Nile Delta
Egypt’s Cabinet approved on Wednesday two petroleum exploration and production agreements between the Egyptian…
Egypt, Chile explore new energy, mining partnerships
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi, met on Sunday with Roberto Ebert, the Ambassador…
Egypt approves new gold mining deal
Egypt’s House of Representatives has approved a draft law authorising the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral…
Egypt’s Ganope signsoil exploration deal in E. Desert
South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope) has signed a new concession agreement with Russia’s Lukoil…
Petroleum Minister directs early start of West Amer oil operations
Egypt's Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi has directed the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) to…
Aton Resources reports new gold finds at Egypt’s Eastern Desert
Aton Resources has announced new gold discoveries from its diamond drilling programme at the Abu Marawat deposit in…
General Petroleum Company starts new drilling operations in Eastern Desert
Egypt's General Petroleum Company announced that it has commenced operation of the first of three modern drilling…
Egypt signs gold exploration contract with Canada’s Aton Mining
The Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (EMRA) and Canada’s Aton Mining Company entered on Wednesday into a new…
Egypt announces new international bid for oil, gas exploration in 23 areas
Egypt's petroleum ministry has on Monday announced an international bid round for gas and oil exploration in 23 new…
Egypt launches 1st int’l bid to develop 8 aging oilfields – minister
Egypt launched the first international bid of its kind for developing the aging oilfields through Egypt Upstream…
Egypt to launch tender for oil exploration in Eastern Desert
Egypt's General Authority for Petroleum (EGPC) announced Sunday it would hold a tender for oil exploration in the…
8 terrorists killed in police raid on hideout in Egypt’s Eastern Desert
Eight "terrorists" were killed in a firefight with police in the Eastern Desert on Monday, according to state-run…
14 firms bidding for Egypt’s international gold tender
Around 14 companies are taking part in Egypt’s gold international for gold exploration, a senior source in the…
Egypt braces for global gold tender in Eastern Desert within 2017
Egypt will hold a new international tender for gold in seven mining concessions in the Eastern Desert within 2017,…
Egypt braces for global tender for gold explorations in Q1-2016
The Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (EMRA) is set to launch an international bid round for mining explorations…
Egypt announces three new Oil Discoveries in Gulf of Suez, Eastern and Western Deserts
Egypt announced three new petroleum discoveries in Gulf of Suez, Eastern and Western desert with total reserves of…
Egypt Inks Exploration Deals with Apache, Shell, GDF
Egypt has signed oil and gas exploration agreements on Wednesday with Apache Corp, Royal Dutch Shell and GDF Suez,…
EMRA, NBE & SFD To Finance ‘1000 Mines’ Project
The Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (EMRA) is considering signing contracts with the National Bank of Egypt…