Egypt awards 11 companies gold ... - Mining …
Despite Egypt's history of gold mining, the country has possessed only one commercial gold mine, Centamin-operated 'Sukari'. Sukari mine contributes up to $900m per annum to the country's gross domestic product (GDP). According to Reuters, the winning companies in the bidding round received only 29% of the gold blocks. Egypt is striving towards generating $1bn dollars in investment in ...