Gold occurrences in the Wadi Allaqi region of south-eastern Egyptwere reviewed in order to assess and paid the attention to their economic potentialand the broader potential of the geological environments in which they occur. Thestudy involved a review of all available published and unpublished references. Asgeneral case, the gold mineralization is confined to quartz veins forming depositsranging from 10,000 to 300,000 tonnes at average grades of 5-20 g/t Au. The richestportions of these veins were selectively mined by the ancients and at the beginning ofthe X.Xth Century. The spatial distribution of gold coincides with the distribution oflate Proterozoic metamorphic rocks of sedimentary or volcanic derivation and theassociated early intrusive diorites, thus defining a single favorable geological environment.It is concluded that the range o.f parameters of the known and potential depositsin terms of tonnage and grade is insufficient to justify achievement of any newprospects and the expenditure that ensuing exploration would entail.