Environmental impact assessment inside and around Mahd Adh Dhahab
Environmental impact of the mining activities in the Mahd Adh Dahab gold mine was examined through detailed chemical analyses of a number of samples represent the gold bearing rocks soils dust and plants from inside and outside the mine area and within the Mahd City as well as the surrounding areas The obtained data were compared with the standard
Mineral exploration Mahd adh Dhahab District Kingdom of
Mahd adh Dhahab is the largest of numerous ancient gold mines scattered through the Precambrian shield of Saudi Arabia and the only one with recent production During the period 1939 54 765 768 fine ounces of gold and 1 002 029 ounces of silver were produced from the mines by the Saudi Arabian Mining Syndicate Ore minerals at Mahd adh Dhahab include free