Amro Ismail Elsharkawi, Chairman of Egypt’s Mineral Resources and Mining Industries Authority (MRMIA), discussed expanding investments and advancing gold exploration activities in Egypt’s Eastern Desert with AKH Gold and EBDAA Gold Mines.

Elsharkawi met with Mohamed Mamdouh, Chairman and CEO of EBDAA Gold Mines, to review the company’s future investment plans and discuss mechanisms to strengthen coordination between the authority and the company to facilitate implementing its exploration programs.

EBDAA Gold Mines, an Egyptian mineral exploration company, operates in the Eastern Desert, with its exploration activities concentrated in the Abydos concession area, where the company continues to assess the area’s mineral potential.

In a separate meeting, Elsharkawi held talks with Vincent Morel, Country Manager of AKH Gold, to discuss means to facilitate its operations, accelerate exploration programs, and attract further investments to develop the mineral resources of the Eastern Desert.

AKH Gold, a subsidiary of In2Metals, which is a private mining holding company that is wholly owned by the Sawiris Family Group, is active in several prospective gold exploration areas in the Eastern Desert, including Bir Esl, Gabal El Shaluhl, Gabal El Mayyet, Gabal Om Ourada, Wadi Dubur, and Wadi El Jundi.