The geological heritage of the Kurkur–Dungul area in southern Egypt

Sallam, Emad S.; Ponedelnik, Alena A.; Tiess, Günter; Yashalova, Natalia N.; Ruban, Dmitry A.

doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2017.10.012

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“…In this phase, all the available information was gathered in a thorough literature review of project reports, theses, articles and scientific publications about the study area [19,20,29]. Furthermore, enquiries were held to local agents (e.g., interviews with the miners and the general population) and also on fieldwork [18,34].…”

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Geotourism and Local Development Based on Geological and Mining Sites Utilization, Zaruma-Portovelo, Ecuador

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This study offers a detailed assessment of the geosites and mining sites present in the ZarumaPortovelo mining district (Ecuador) through their qualitative and quantitative assessment. It shows up the potentiality of this area taking advantage of its geological-mining heritage. The methodological process includes: (i) compilation and inventory of all the sites within the study area with particular geological or mining interest; (ii) preparation of reports and thematic cartography, (iii) assessment and classification of the elements of geological-mining interest; (iv) SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis and TOWS (Threats, Opportunities, Weaknesses, Strengths) matrix preparation seeking strategies to guarantee the viability of geotourism. A total of 16 sites of geological interest and 11 of mining interest were identified. The 77% of these sites was proved to be of high and very high interest in scientific terms. Likewise, their susceptibility to degradation assessed from their vulnerability and fragility was found to be high or very high in the 30% of the cases. As for the protection priority, all the studied sites obtained a medium-high result. Finally, the study based on the SWOT-TOWS revealed the possibility of applying action strategies in order to facilitate the compatibility of geotourism with the current productive activities, despite the difficult situation in the study area created by mining activities.

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Geotourism and Local Development Based on Geological and Mining Sites Utilization, Zaruma-Portovelo, Ecuador

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“…The currently available knowledge of megaclast distribution (Figure 4) appears to be seriously biased. Studies in Russia [8], Iran [83], and Egypt [84,85] point out the existence of numerous megaclasts and their "fields" that are yet to attract any special investigation. Some impressive megaclasts are known as geotourist attractions in different parts of the world-e.g., the erratic block on Letipea Peninsula in Estonia [7], but these were not studied from a sedimentological point of view.…”

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Megaclasts: Term Use and Relevant Biases

2018

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The term “megaclast” started circulation near the beginning of the 21st century. The present review is aimed at examination of the use of this term in the modern geoscience literature. The main method is bibliographical survey of the articles published during 2000–2017 with the on-line bibliographical database “Scopus”. The main findings are as follows. The term “megaclast” has not been used extensively, but the number of the articles employing this term increased in the mid-2000s and in the early 2010s. The majority of the papers deal with megaclasts of Quaternary age. The megaclast research focuses on five regions, namely West Europe, Australia and New Zealand, Western North America, Southern South America, and the Pacific and circum-Pacific. The most studied are megaclasts occurring on coasts influenced by tsunamis and storms; significant attention has been paid also to those clasts transported by volcanism-triggered debris flows and slope failures, both continental and submarine. There are three serious biases relevant to the use of the term “megaclast” in the geoscience literature, namely stratigraphical, geographical, and genetic biases. Due to this incompleteness in the knowledge of megaclasts, this term should be either used more actively, which is preferable, or abandoned.

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“…The case research shows that the outstanding universal value of the sites is notably linked to socio-cultural appraisal factors such as criterion ii (important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town planning or landscape design), iii (unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization that is living or that has disappeared), and iv (outstanding example of a type of building, architectural, or technological ensemble or landscape that illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history). While one might be expecting that geodiversity (e.g., [41,42]) and/or geo-heritage (e.g., [43][44][45][46]) might have played an important role for mining landscapes, the study shows that UNESCO criterion viii (outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant ongoing geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features) does in fact not play a role in the designation of the cases considered.…”

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Mining and Europe’s World Heritage Cultural Landscapes

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This study examines the four cases of World Heritage protected cultural landscapes in Europe that are characterized by mining in order to identify the role mining plays today in such cultural landscapes, the legal requirements for their protection, and also the exploration and exploitation in these areas and the differences that exist between the five European countries concerned. Using a qualitative comparative case study approach, the authors find that active mining is taking place in the Austrian case, and exploration is happening adjacent to the German/Czech protected cultural landscape. The legal protection of the cases is mainly based on heritage and monument protection legislation as well as environment protection legislation including the Natura 2000 network. Differences exist, as other than in Germany, exploration and mining could be allowed in protected areas, which is also contrary to the position of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, and the International Council on Mining and Metals.

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The geological heritage of the Kurkur–Dungul area in southern Egypt

Cited by 33 publications

References 48 publications

Geotourism and Local Development Based on Geological and Mining Sites Utilization, Zaruma-Portovelo, Ecuador

Geotourism and Local Development Based on Geological and Mining Sites Utilization, Zaruma-Portovelo, Ecuador

Megaclasts: Term Use and Relevant Biases

Mining and Europe’s World Heritage Cultural Landscapes

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