--------+----------------+---------+----------+----------------------- Licence|Date of Licence.|Principal|Holder of |Situation of Area No. | | Mineral | Licence. |licensed. | | sought. | | --------+----------------+---------+----------+----------------------- 49 | Nov. 1, 1909 | Gold. |Mr. Mack. |Kurdeman district. | | | | 50 | „ 1, 1909 | „ | „ |Sabahia district. | | | | 75 | May 14, 1911 | „ | „ |North-east side of | | | |Gebel Zabara. | | | | 59 | Feb. 17, 1910 |Sulphur. | Mr. |Gebel Ranga, near the | | |Venizelos.|mouth of Wadi Abu | | | |Ghusun. | | | | 60 | „ 17, 1910 | „ | „ |Adjoining the | | | |foregoing. | | | | 61 |March 19, 1910 | „ | „ | „ „ „ --------+----------------+---------+----------+----------------------- MINING LEASES. ------+--------------+----------+----------+-----------+------------- Lease|Date of Lease.| Period | Mineral | Holder of |Area leased. No. | |for which |exploited.| Lease. | | | granted. | | | ------+--------------+----------+----------+-----------+------------- 13 | Dec. 1, 1910 |30 years. | Gold. | African |25 acres | | | |Reefs, Ltd.|near Gebel | | | | |Um el Tiur | | | | |el Tahtani. | | | | | 15 | Jan. 1, 1912 |30 years. | Gold. |Mr. Wells. |25 acres | | | | |near Gebel | | | | |Sukari. | | | | | 55 | June 1, 1906 |30 years. | Peridot. | Peridot & |Zeberged | | | | Egyptian |(St. John’s | | | | Gems Co., |Island). | | | | Ltd. | ------+--------------+----------+----------+-----------+------------- Of the above three mining leases, the last mentioned (the Peridot and Egyptian Gems Co., Ltd.) is the only one under which any considerable exploitation has been carried on, large numbers of beautiful peridots having been obtained from the mines. The two gold mining undertakings have been commenced too recently for much to have been as yet accomplished.