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Document Type : Project 
Document Title :
Exploration of placer gold in the stream sediments on the Red Sea coast between Duba and Al Wajh, northwestern Saudi Arabia
استكشاف ذهب المراقد في الرواسب الوديانية القريبة من شاطيء البحر الأحمر بين ضبا و الوجة، شمال غرب المملكة العربية السعودية
 
Subject : Exploration of placer gold in the stream sediments on the Red Sea coast between Duba and Al Wajh, northwestern Saudi Arabia 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : During the last decade, there were some studies on stream sediments in Saudi Arabia proved the presence of placer gold either to the west of the Arabian Shield rocks (Basyoni and Surour, 2006) or to its eastern extremity (Al-Safarjalani, 2004). In the present proposal, it is planned to explore more gold occurrences in the stream sediments close to the Red Sea coast between Duba and Al Wajh towns based on some important gold anomalies that have been recorded by the present applicants at Wadi Al Hamd, just to the south of Al Wajh. It is believed that such placer gold was liberated during weathering and erosion of the gold-bearing shield rocks, where it occurs in low-grade veins and stockworks. Most of primary gold mineralizations there are structurally-controlled, being confined to the NW-trending Najd fault system. The advantage of this placer gold is its occurrence in the form of free gold and in appreciable concentrates, particularly in the heavy fractions. These parameters suggest possible low-cost beneficiation of this gold and hence its classification as promising future target of gold resources in NW Saudi Arabia. 
Publishing Year : 1427 AH
2006 AD 
Sponsor Name : King Abdulaziz University 
Sponsorship Year : 1427 AH
2006 AD 
Added Date : Wednesday, July 14, 2010 

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Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
محمد حسين بسيونيBasyoni, Mohammed HossainInvestigatorDoctorate 

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