Mining History of the Arabian–Nubian Shield | SpringerLink
In the tenth century CE, the Gebel Salab zinc–lead–silver deposit was considered to be the largest silver mine in the Muslim world. ... Mining in Egypt has a long history through a succession of civilizations from ancient times. It may be divided into four main stages: (1) Pharaonic civilizations from 3100 to 332 BCE (~2800 years), (2 ...
