The Sukari mine or Alsukari mine (Arabic: السكري Al-Sukkari, Egyptian pronunciation: El-Sokkari) is a gold mine located in the Nubian Desert/Eastern Desert, 25km from Marsa Alam, on the Red Sea, in Egypt. The Sukari mine is Egypt's first modern gold mine.
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Sukari mine | |
| Red Sea Governorate | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Coordinates | 24°57′25″N 34°42′36″E / 24.95694°N 34.71000°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Gold |
| Production | ~450,000oz annually (2023) |
| History | |
| Opened | 2009 |
| Owner | |
| Company | AngloGold Ashanti plc |
Egypt was known in the ancient world as being a source of gold, and one of the earliest available maps shows a gold mine at this location.[1]
Today. Sukari is a combination of an open-pit mine mine and an underground mine.[2] The site is supplied by a 30km-long pipeline bringing water from the Red Sea.
History
editThe $265-million project began gold production in 2009 with 850 workers.