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How Egypt is developing its Golden Triangle

The Egyptian government is currently developing the Golden Triangle area, which was recently designated as the richest in iron, copper, gold and phosphate minerals.
An Egyptian fisherman rows along the River Nile near Abou Shosha village in the Qina (Qena) governorate, some 600 kilometres south of the capital Cairo on March 21, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI        (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

The Egyptian government has recently described the Golden Triangle as one of the richest economic areas in Egypt given its large mineral reserves.

The Golden Triangle lies in Abu Tartour on the outskirts of Qena governorate in Upper Egypt and is home to a mining area rich in phosphate reserves, estimated at almost 1 billion tons.

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