Aton Resources Inc. (TSX.V: AAN) is a Canadian listed exploration company principally focused on advancing the Rodruin and Hamama mineral exploration projects in the
Eastern Desert of Egypt (located within the
Arabian-Nubian Shield). It has offices in Vancouver, Canada, and Cairo, Egypt. Tonno Vahk took over as interim president and chief executive officer in October 2021. It is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker TSXV:AAN.
Operations
The company holds mineral concessions at Abu Marawat. The Abu Marawat Concession was previously controlled by
Centamin
Centamin plc (, ) is a gold mining company focused on the Arabian-Nubian Shield. It has offices in London, UK; Mount Pleasant, Western Australia; and Alexandria, Egypt. Its registered office is in Jersey. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange ...
and was subsequently awarded to Alexander Nubia as part of the international bid round. The concessions are located in close proximity to excellent infrastructure (near to railway, seaport, high tension electricity grid and the major cities of
Qena
Qena ( ar, قنا ' , locally: ; cop, ⲕⲱⲛⲏ ''Konē'') is a city in Upper Egypt, and the capital of the Qena Governorate. Situated on the east bank of the Nile, it was known in antiquity as Kaine (Greek Καινή, meaning "new (city)"; ...
and
Safaga
Port Safaga, also known as Safaga ( ar, سفاجا ', ), is a town in Egypt, on the coast of the Red Sea, located south of Hurghada. This small port is also a tourist area that consists of several bungalows and rest houses, including the Safaga ...
).
Within the Abu Marawat Concession are several different deposits representing different geological environments:
# Abu Marawat: a
mesothermal In climatology, the term mesothermal is used to refer to certain forms of climate found typically in the Earth's temperate zones. It has a moderate span of temperature, with winters not cold enough to sustain snow cover. Summers are warm within oc ...
gold-copper vein deposit
# Hamama: a
volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit
Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposits, also known as VMS ore deposits, are a type of metal sulfide ore deposit, mainly copper-zinc which are associated with and created by volcanic-associated hydrothermal events in submarine environments.
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# South Miranda: a copper-gold
porphyry deposit
# Semna: a sheeted gold-bearing quartz vein structure in granodiorite deposit
# Sir Bakis, Massaghat, Zeno and Bohlog: a gold-rich quartz vein deposit
The company is currently focusing on two principal deposits at Rodruin and Hamama.
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Mining companies of Canada